The Chemistry of Diamondoids: Building Blocks for Ligands, Catalysts, Pharmaceuticals, and Materials

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The Chemistry of Diamondoids: Building Blocks for Ligands, Catalysts, Pharmaceuticals, and Materials
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Preface
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Author Biographies
1. Description of Diamondoids
	1.1 Nomenclature
	1.2 Strain
	1.3 Preparation of Diamondoids
	1.4 Physical Properties of Diamondoids
	1.5 Spectroscopy of Diamondoids
	1.6 Ionization Potentials
	1.7 Electron Affinities
	1.8 Vibrational Spectroscopy
	References
2. Naturally Occurring Diamondoids
	2.1 Diamondoid Occurrence in the Earth's Crust
	2.2 Diamondoids in Geochemical Studies
	2.3 Diamondoid Formation in the Earth's Crust
	2.4 Large‐scale Isolation of Natural Diamondoids
	2.5 Alternative Natural Sources of Diamondoids
	2.6 Other Diamondoid Derivatives in Nature
	References
3. Diamondoids as Alkane CH Activation Models
	References
4. Preparative Diamondoid Functionalizations
	4.1 Halogenations
	4.2 Diamondoid Alcohols and Ketones
	4.3 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
	4.4 Nitrogen‐Containing Compounds
	4.5 Phosphorous‐ and Sulfur‐Containing Compounds
	4.6 Single Electron Oxidations of Diamondoids
	4.7 Other Diamondoid Derivatives
	References
5. Diamondoid Self‐Assembly
	5.1 Adamantane‐Containing SAMs on Surfaces
	5.2 Higher Diamondoids for SAM Formation
	5.3 Pristine Diamondoids on Surfaces
	5.4 Other Applications of Diamondoid SAM Materials
	5.5 Adamantane‐stabilized Metal Nanoparticles
	References
6. Growing Diamond Structures from Diamondoids Via Seeding
	6.1 Diamondoid‐Promoted Growth of Diamond Under HT‐HP or CVD Conditions
	6.2 Higher Diamondoids for Diamond Nucleation
	6.3 Diamond Growth Inside Nanotubes
	References
7. Diamondoid Polymers
	7.1 Polymers Based on 1‐Adamantyl‐1‐adamantane (1ADAD)
	7.2 Polymers Based on Monofunctionalized Diamantanes
	7.3 Polymers Based on Difunctionalized Diamantanes
	References
8. Diamondoids in Catalysis
	References
9. Medicinal Compounds
	References
10. Supramolecular Architectures
	References
11. Diamondoid Oligomers
	11.1 Saturated Diamondoid Oligomers
	11.2 Unsaturated Oligomers
	References
12. Doped Diamondoids
	12.1 @‐Doping
	12.2 Internal Doping
	12.3 External Doping
	References
13. Perspective
	References
Index