Henri B. Kagan

Henri Boris Kagan (born 15 December 1930) is currently an emeritus professor at the Université Paris-Sud in France. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of asymmetric catalysis. His discoveries have had far-reaching impacts on the pharmaceutical industry.

Henri B. Kagan
Born (1930-12-15) 15 December 1930
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine
Alma materSorbonne, École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris, Collège de France
AwardsWolf Prize in Chemistry (2001)
The Ryoji Noyori Prize (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsAsymmetric catalysis
InstitutionsUniversité Paris-Sud

He graduated from the Sorbonne and École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris and carried out his PhD under J. Jacques at the Collège de France. Subsequently, he was a research associate with A. Horeau. He then moved to Université Paris-Sud, Orsay where he is emeritus professor. A landmark in his research was the development of C2-symmetric ligands, e.g., DIOP for asymmetric catalysis. This discovery led to the discovery of many related ligands that support catalysts used in a variety of practical applications.

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