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@acs.orgSeeing Indigenous people in science can be transformative. It connects the past, present, & future, inspiring generations to come. For her, supporting students helps them become scientists and problem solvers who create innovative science solutions. Here's how she does it. [2/3]
@acs.orgSarah EchoHawk believes everyone should feel a sense of belonging in science. Through AISES, Indigenous students can find community by seeing themselves represented in the field. [1/3]
@pubs.acs.orgReposted by @acs.orgCongratulations to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai, winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
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@acs.orgIn recognition of their accomplishments, Kagan and Soai have jointly won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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@acs.orgThis was the final experimental proof of a theoretical model from 1953 outlining the requirements for the chemical “evolution” of homochirality: an asymmetric reaction that’s self-catalyzing and shows mutual inhibition between the two possible chiral products. [6/7]
@acs.orgKensō Soai reported a reaction in 1990 that was both autocatalytic & enantioselective — two things that had been done before but never together. 5 years later, Soai & colleagues reported an asymmetric autocatalytic reaction in which the product had a higher enantiomeric excess than the catalyst. 5/7
@acs.orgHenri B. Kagan showed in 1986 that a small excess of one catalytic enantiomer can lead to a larger excess of the desired product due to mutual inhibition, a phenomenon known as “non-linear effects.” 4/7
@acs.orgWe knew of reactions that could make chiral molecules from achiral ones, but the products would be 50/50 mixtures. A reaction that could create an enantiomerically pure product from completely achiral reagents seemed elusive, until … 3/7
@acs.orgThe amino acids, sugars, and nucleic acids that make up our cells are homochiral, which means that in living systems you’ll only find one enantiomer, or one molecular version of a mirror-image pair. 2/7
@acs.orgThese two researchers helped answer one of the great questions of science: How could nature create homochirality from achiral starting materials?
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@cenmag.bsky.socialReposted by @acs.orgHenri B. Kagan at Paris-Saclay University, and Kenso Soai at the Tokyo University of Science have won this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” Read more: cen.acs.org/people/nobel...
@cenmag.bsky.socialReposted by @acs.orgThe 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...
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@acs.orgCongratulations to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai, the laureates of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry! They are sharing the award equally for their work on designing reactions that selectively form only one enantiomer of a chiral molecule.
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@pubs.acs.orgReposted by @acs.orgWe are pleased to announce that Professor Christy L. Haynes of the University of Minnesota, USA, has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Analytical Chemistry.
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