Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing 'spectacular' chemical reactions

Phys.org Wednesday 07 October 2026, 10:12 UTC 1 min read

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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules.

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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing 'spectacular' chemical reactions

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