Mapolie, S.F.Mungwe, Nothando Wandile2014-09-232024-05-092014-09-232024-05-092007https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14508Magister Scientiae - MScThis thesis reports the synthesis of the imine ligands from Schiff base condensation reaction of aldehyde derivatives and equimolar quantities of aniline derivatives. The imine ligands spectrometry.enC-H bond activationCyclometallatedMetallocyclesThe synthesis of the cyclometallated palladium complexes and their applications in olefin oligomerization and in phenylacetylene oligomerization/polymerizationuwc