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We recently reported [1,2] the discovery and isolation of new members of the hydrogen-terminated diamond series, ∼1 to ∼2 nm sized higher diamondoids from petroleum. Crystallographic studies [1,2] revealed a wealth of diamond molecules that are nanometer-sized rods, helices, discs, pyramids, etc. Highly rigid, well-defined, readily derivatizable structures make them valuable molecular building blocks for nanotechnology. We now produce certain higher diamondoids in gram quantities. Although more stable than graphite particles of comparable size, higher diamondoids are extraordinarily difficult to synthesize. Attempts to synthesize them were abandoned in the 1980’s. We examined extracts of diamond-containing materials synthesized by CO2 laser-induced gas-phase synthesis [3] and commercial CVD in an attempt to detect diamantane to undecamantane. However, high-sensitivity GCMS detected no diamondoids in these materials.
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Carlson, R., Dahl, J., Liu, S., Olmstead, M., Buerki, P., Gat, R. (2005). Diamond Molecules Found in Petroleum. In: Gruen, D.M., Shenderova, O.A., Vul’, A.Y. (eds) Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond. NATO Science Series, vol 192. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3322-2_6
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