Kenichi Fukui

Kenichi Fukui

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1981

Kyoto University

“for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions”

Kenichi Fukui was a Japanese chemist. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Roald Hoffmann for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions. He is known for his work on frontier orbital theory.

Field
Chemistry · Theoretical Chemistry
Lifespan
1918–1998