A study of the adsorption of allene on VCl, , TiCl, Type 1.1, and TiCl, Type H catalysts has been made. In the absence of cocatalyst, allene adsorption is observed and in the case of the TiC1, Type 1.1 catalyst rapid oligomerization of allene occurs. Activation with Al(C,H,), leads to a slow consumption of allene with VC1, and TiCI, Type H, but shows no distinct change for the TiCI, Type 1.1 catalyst. The amount of "adsorbed" allene is generally higher than the number of active sites and this is attributed to adsorption on sites which are inactive in polymerization and to consumption of allene through side-reactions.