Mapolie, SelwynSibanyoni, Johannes MlanduDept. of ChemistryFaculty of Science2013-11-212024-05-092009/11/112009/11/112013-11-212024-05-092007https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14468Magister Scientiae - MScThis study focused on the development of binuclear and multinuclear catalyst for use in vinylic monomer oligomerization and polymerization. The main objective was to develop new homogeneous catalysts systems with hopefully improved activity, selectivity and stability.enPolymerizationCatalystsThe preparation of binuclear and polynuclear methyl complexes of palladium as catalyst precursors in phenylacetylene polymerizationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape