Organic chemistry is the study of the synthesis, structure, reactivity and properties of the diverse group of chemical compounds primarily constructed of carbon. All life on earth is carbon-based, ...

In RIT’s chemistry BS, you’ll research chemicals to discover, develop, or improve products like paints, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, electronic components, and more. Prepare for Advanced Degrees: ...

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs that have helped advance the development of modern pharmaceuticals. Kagan, of France’s Université Paris-Sud, ...

National Chemistry Week is celebrated this year during the week of October 18-24, with the theme “Chemistry Under Construction.” Chemistry plays a critical role in the strength, safety, and durability ...

Toyota’s approach to technology development has the human at the center with the mission of delivering happiness. We are constantly thinking of ways to improve the human experience through the ...

The prize recognizes Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai's work showing autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. The 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan of the Universite Paris ...

The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) is a national chemistry competition for high school students sponsored by the American Chemical Society since 1984. Participants advance through ...

RIT offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that prepare you for professional work in research laboratories and industrial settings. The materials science graduate program seeks to provide ...

Key research by UCLA organic chemists Professor Soumitra Athavale and Distinguished Research Professor Kendall Houk on the mechanism of the Soai reaction was cited in the scientific background ...

Medicinal chemistry deals with the design, optimization and development of chemical compounds for use as drugs. It is inherently a multidisciplinary topic — beginning with the synthesis of potential ...

The research of Professors Kagan and Soai, from France and Japan respectively, solves a century-old problem about chirality - which relates to the property of an object not being identical to its ...