Thiaethanodiamondoids

First detected in crude oil

A new member of the diamondoid family discovered in crude oil, encompassing thia derivatives with 1–7 cages and higher ethano derivatives with 4–7 cages, offering new structural types of complex cage hydrocarbons.

Wang, Yinghao · Zhu, Guangyou · Meng, Wang · Wu, Jianxun · Fu, Dali · Qingqing, Xie · Shi, Quan · Xu, Chunming · Han, Yehua

Chemical Engineering Science 2023

Specifications

thiaethanodiamondoids

{'zh': '', 'en': '7'} cages

higher ethanodiamondoids

{'zh': '', 'en': '7'} cages

Advantages

concentrations down to sub-ppm