Durham E-Theses Studies on metal alkoxides and carboxylates for use as catalyst precursors Keeble, Andrew David How to cite: Keeble, Andrew David (1990) Studies on metal alkoxides and carboxylates for use as catalyst precursors, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/6181/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk STUDIES ON METAL ALKOXIDES AND CARBOXYLATES FOR USE AS CATALYST PRECURSORS By Andrew David Keeble B.Sc. CSt. Aidan's College> A thesis submitted to the University of Durham in candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 1990 The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without his prior written consent and information derived from it should be acknowledged. 2 8 AUG !99! DECLARATION The work described in this thesis was carried out in the Chemistry Department of the University of Durham between October 198 7 and September 1990.