sentences:  The Kumada coupling is suitable for large-scale, industrial processes, such as drug synthesis.The reaction is used to construct the carbon skeleton of aliskiren (trade name Tekturna), a treatment for hypertension.The Kumada coupling also shows promise in the synthesis of conjugated polymers, polymers such as polyalkylthiophenes (PAT), which have a variety of potential applications in organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes.