This study describes the exploitation of numerous donor ligand possibilities presented by selected nitrogen-rich heterocyclic ligands towards gold(I). The preparation and structural characterisation of novel gold(I) ...

Synthetic peptides derived from the active core of a natural antimicrobial peptide were used as a template for the design of novel bolaamphiphilic peptides and hybrid molecules. The amphiphilic character of the original ...

Commercial polyolefins degrade under the influence of light, heat, chemical and mechanical factors. They are therefore stabilised to ensure that they maintain performance characteristics during their service life. Degradation ...

The synthesis and characterization of a new tertiary alcohol (2-octyl-2-dodecanol) and “bushy-tailed”, hydrophobic acrylic monomer (2-octyl-dodecyl acrylate) from a 1-decene dimer (2-octyl-1-dodecene) precursor that was ...

Propylene/1-pentene random copolymers are a relatively new family of random copolymers being prepared by Sasol Polymers and reveals high impact strength, good tensile properties, excellent optical properties, good rheological ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: N-acyl(aroyl)-N',N'-dialkylthioureas have resulted in a number of potential industrial and analytical applications within the platinum group metals (PGM) industry. N-acyl(aroyl)thiocarbamic-0-alkyl esters ...

The study described in this dissertation examines the synthesis of mainly acrylate-based surfactants and their subsequent use as emulsifiers/stabilisers in the emulsion polymerisation of styrene. Some acrylamide-based ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The partial double bond character of the carbon-nitrogen bond of the (S)C-NRR’ moiety results in unsymmetrical dialkyl-substituted N-alkyl-N-alkyl(aryl)-N’-acylthioureas, R”C(O)NHC(S)NRR’ (HL) displaying ...