Makoto Kumada

Makoto Kumada
Died June 28, 2007(2007-06-28) (aged 87)
Nationality Japanese
Institutions Kyoto University, Toshiba, Osaka City University, Kyoto University
Alma mater Kyoto University
Known for Kumada coupling

Makoto Kumada (熊田 誠 Kumada Makoto, 17 January 1920 – 28 June 2007) was a Japanese chemist and was a Professor of Chemistry first at Osaka City University and till his retirement in 1983 at Kyoto University in Japan. In 1972, Kumada's group reported nickel-catalyzed cross coupling reactions nearly concurrently with the Corriu group working in France. The Kumada coupling now bears his name.

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