Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We've made it to our final cross-coupling reaction, the Kumada reaction, developed by Makoto Kumada. This one utilizes Grignard reagents, and nickel chemistry is involved in addition to the standard palladium chemistry. Let's take a look!

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