Chemical and n.m.r. studies in the acenaphthene series.

Unless otherwise indicated, the results recorded in this thesis are those of the author. The work was carried out under the supervision of Dr. S. Sternhell, and the author wishes to thank him for his continual guidance. Also, I wish to thank Dr. R; E. Gall, Dr. E. MacFarlane (Department of Physical Chemistry) and Dr. M. T. Barnet' (Crystallography) for helpful discussions during the preparation of this thesis. The author gratefully acknowledges the award of a Commonwealth Post-Graduate Re searchStudentship by the University of Sydney