In-adamantane, a small inside-out molecule.

J Org Chem

Physical and Chemical Properties Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8380, USA.

Published: October 2008

The hydrocarbon in-adamantane (1), a high-energy adamantane isomer in which one methine hydrogen atom is inside the cage, is predicted by ab initio calculations to be isolable at dry ice temperature. It has 440 kJ/mol of hydrogenic strain but appears to be stable against dimerization, moisture, and air. The inverted CH bond is compressed, and the IR and NMR spectra are unusual. The symmetrical pentadecafluoro derivative (2) has an estimated half-life of 100 years at room temperature.

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In-adamantane, a small inside-out molecule.

J Org Chem

October 2008

Physical and Chemical Properties Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8380, USA.

The hydrocarbon in-adamantane (1), a high-energy adamantane isomer in which one methine hydrogen atom is inside the cage, is predicted by ab initio calculations to be isolable at dry ice temperature. It has 440 kJ/mol of hydrogenic strain but appears to be stable against dimerization, moisture, and air. The inverted CH bond is compressed, and the IR and NMR spectra are unusual.

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