Darkwa, JamesShumbula, Poslet MorganDept. of ChemistryFaculty of Science2013-08-132024-05-092007/05/292007/05/292013-08-132024-05-092005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14448Magister Scientiae - MScThe objectives of this project were to synthesize and characterise pyridine carboxamide ligands and their palladium complexes and investigate their catalytic activity in the polymerization process of phenylactylene.enPolymerizationCatalysisPyridine carboxamide and pyrazole palladium(II) complexes as catalyst precursors for phenylacetylene polymerizationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape