Isolation and Structural Proof of the Large Diamond Molecule, Cyclohexamantane (C26H30)

Isolation and Structural Proof of the Large Diamond Molecule, Cyclohexamantane (C26H30)

Ace of diamonds: Cyclohexamantane (C26H30), a large diamond‐like molecule containing six peri‐fused adamantane cages was identified in petroleum and its structure proven by X‐ray crystallography (see picture). Never synthesized because of severe mechanistic difficulties, the structure of cyclohexama...

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Veröffentlicht in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2003-05, Vol.42 (18), p.2040-2044
Hauptverfasser: Dahl, Jeremy E. P., Moldowan, J. Michael, Peakman, Torren M., Clardy, Jon C., Lobkovsky, Emil, Olmstead, Marilyn M., May, Paul W., Davis, Tim J., Steeds, John W., Peters, Ken E., Pepper, Andy, Ekuan, Andy, Carlson, Robert M. K.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
cage compounds
carbon
geochemistry
hydrocarbons
petroleum
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Zusammenfassung:Ace of diamonds: Cyclohexamantane (C26H30), a large diamond‐like molecule containing six peri‐fused adamantane cages was identified in petroleum and its structure proven by X‐ray crystallography (see picture). Never synthesized because of severe mechanistic difficulties, the structure of cyclohexamantane has appeared in theoretical molecular‐simulation studies related to diamond; its experimentally determined properties are now discussed.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200250794