Diamondoid molecules : with applications in biomedicine, materials science, nanotechnology & petroleum science / G Ali Mansoori, Patricia Lopes Barros de Araujo, Elmo Silvano de Araujo.

Diamondoids are cage-like, ultra stable, saturated ringed hydrocarbons, which have a diamond-like structure consisting of a number of six-member carbon rings fused together. Adamantane is the cage compound prototype and the simplest diamondoid molecule. Diamondoids Molecules aims to present these fascinating substances in a novel fashion. The more intriguing facets of diamondoid molecules are comprehensively exposed and discussed, bringing state-of-the-art information to the reader, along with the history, fundamentals and perspectives of diamondoid science and technology. This groundbreaking book, especially devoted to diamondoid molecules, is of critical importance to the global techno-scientific community, and will be of great interest in many research fields such as chemistry, physics, material science, geology, and biological sciences. Moreover, it will attract readers from industrial, government and environmental agencies as well as scholars.

Ch. 1. Molecular structure and chemistry of diamondoids. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Classification and crystalline structure of diamondoids. 1.3. Distinction between diamondoids and nanodiamonds. 1.4. Synthesis and functionalization of diamondoid cages. 1.5. Concluding remarks -- ch. 2. Diamondoids in petroleum and other fossil fuels. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Diamondoids in fossil fuels. 2.3. Origin of petroleum and genesis of diamondoids. 2.4. Diamondoids as geochemical tools for petroleum characterization. 2.5. The role of diamondoids in petroleum and natural gas production fouling. 2.6. Detection, measurement and separation of diamondoids in petroleum. 2.7. Concluding remarks -- ch. 3. Physical properties of diamondoids. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Spectrometric properties. 3.3. Optical properties. 3.4. Thermodynamic properties of diamondoid molecules and their derivatives. 3.5. Concluding remarks -- ch. 4. Diamondoids as nanoscale building blocks. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Diamondoids as molecular building blocks. 4.3. Diamondoids for host-guest chemistry. 4.4. Adamantane in inclusion compounds. 4.5. Concluding remarks -- ch. 5. Properties of diamondoids through quantum calculations. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Schrodinger equation and ab initio calculations. 5.3. Electronic and structural properties of diamondoids. 5.4. Intermolecular interactions. 5.5. Concluding remarks -- ch. 6. Biomedical applications of diamondoids. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Fighting infectious diseases with diamondoids derivatives. 6.3. Fighting cancer with diamondoids derivatives. 6.4. Other diamondoids-based drugs. 6.5. Diamodoids derivatives in drug delivery. 6.6. Concluding remarks -- ch. 7. Diamondoids in materials science. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Applications of diamondoids in polymeric synthesis. 7.3. Diamondoids in polymer nanocomposites. 7.4. Aryl-adamantanes as overcharge potection compounds for power cells. 7.5. Crystal engineering. 7.6. Diamondoids-DNA nanoarchitecture. 7.7. Self-assembly of diamondoid molecules and derivatives. 7.8. Concluding remarks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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