Nationality Japanese Role Chemist Alma mater Kyoto University Died June 28, 2007 | Known for Kumada coupling Education Kyoto University Name Makoto Kumada | |
Institutions Kyoto 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 until 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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