Formation and reactions of alkyl adamantanes in sediments: Carbon surface reactions

Diamondoids are hydrocarbons with a carbon skeleton that is superimposable on the diamond lattice. Adamantane is the cage-shaped primary unit of diamondoids and occurs widely in sediments and petroleum. The first report of adamantane isolated from petroleum extends back seven decades, but the precu...

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Main Authors: Berwick, Lyndon, Alexander, Robert, Pierce, Kieran
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16667