Makoto Kumada

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Makoto Kumada
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NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
Known forKumada coupling
Scientific career
InstitutionsKyoto University, Toshiba, Osaka City University, Kyoto University

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-catalyed cross coupling reactions nearly concurrently with the Corriu group working in France. The Kumada coupling now bears his name.

References

  • Kohei Tamao (2007). "Obituary: Makoto Kumada (1920-2007)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46 (40): 7538–7539. doi:10.1002/anie.200704157.

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