The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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• NobelPrize.orgnobelprize.org6

  1. Press release: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
  2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Press Release
  3. Pressmeddelande: Nobelpriset i kemi 2026
  4. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 - Popular information
  5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Scientific Background
  6. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Popular Science Background
• Kungl. Vetenskapsakademienkva.se5

  1. First reported Oct 7 09:48 UTC
  2. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026Oct 7 UTC
  3. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Scientific Background
  4. They solved chemistry’s asymmetric mystery
  5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Press Release
  6. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 – Popular Science Background
• Exaexa.ai4

  1. Asymmetric autocatalysis and amplification of enantiomeric excess of a chiral molecule
  2. Discovery and Development of Asymmetric Autocatalysis
  3. ASYMMETRIC AUTOCATALYSIS AND HOMOCHIRALITY OF BIOMOLECULES
  4. The Origins of Homochirality Examined by Using Asymmetric Autocatalysis
• wiley.com4

  1. Asymmetric autocatalysis and the origin of chiral homogeneity in organic compounds
  2. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of the Profens: Enantioselectivity, Clinical Implications, and Special Reference to S(+)-Ibuprofen
  3. Stereospecific determination, chiral inversion in vitro and pharmacokinetics in humans of the enantiomers of thalidomide - Eriksson - 1995 - Chirality - Wiley Online Library
  4. The Stereoselective Pharmacokinetics of Ibuprofen Enantiomers in Mice, Guinea Pigs, and Rats - Yang - 2026 - Chirality - Wiley Online Library
• Naturenature.com3

  1. Mechanistic analysis and kinetic profiling of Soai’s asymmetric autocatalysis for pyridyl and pyrimidyl substrates | Nature Communications
  2. Understanding the Thalidomide Chirality in Biological Processes by the Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers | Scientific Reports
  3. Structural basis of thalidomide enantiomer binding to cereblon
• heise onlineheise.de2

  1. First reported Oct 7 11:20 UTC
  2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: How homochirality arises from a hint of asymmetryOct 7 UTC
  3. Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of nonlinear effectsOct 7 UTC
• PubMednih.gov2

  1. Asymmetric autocatalysis and its application to chiral discrimination
  2. Death and Rebirth of the Thalidomide Molecule - PMC - NIH
• 東京理科大学tus.ac.jp2

  1. 011713Soai Research WorkVer7
  2. Asymmetric autocatalysis and the origin of homochirality of biomolecules
• acs.org1

  1. Asymmetric Autocatalysis of Pyrimidyl Alkanol and Its Application to the Study on the Origin of Homochirality
• BBC News11 video

  1. First reported Oct 7 21:15 UTC
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• BostonGlobe.combostonglobe.com1First

  1. First reported Oct 7 07:27 UTC
  2. Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso SoaiOct 7 UTC
• Chemistry Worldchemistryworld.com1

  1. Explainer: what are autocatalysis and non-linear effects and why have they won the 2026 Nobel prize in chemistry? | News
• d.docksci.comdocksci.com1

  1. The relationship between the pharmacokinetics of ibuprofen enantiomers and the dose of racemic ibuprofen in humans
• DW News11 video

  1. First reported Oct 7 19:44 UTC
  2. Why this Chemistry Nobel matters for modern medicineOct 7 UTC · video
• J-STAGEjst.go.jp1

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• Kenso Soai et al., Nature, 1995doi.org1

  1. Asymmetric autocatalysis and amplification of enantiomeric excess of a chiral molecule
• NewKerala.comnewkerala.com1

  1. First reported Oct 7 16:18 UTC
  2. Nobel Chemistry 2026: Kagan, Soai win for mirror-molecule workOct 7 UTC
• NPRnpr.org1

  1. First reported Oct 7 10:05 UTC
  2. Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistryOct 7 UTC
• oup.com1

  1. Discovery and Development of Asymmetric Autocatalysis | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan | Oxford Academic
• pnas.org1

  1. Differentiation of antiinflammatory and antitumorigenic properties of stabilized enantiomers of thalidomide analogs | PNAS
• rsc.org1

  1. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Chemistry Nobel Prize
• science.org1

  1. Nobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery | Science | AAAS
• sciencedirect.com1

  1. Stereointegrity of thalidomide: gas-chromatographic determination of the enantiomerization barrier