Diamondoid polymeric compositions

A polymer comprising at least three monomers bonded through octahedrally disposed carbon atoms of the monomers.

A polymer comprising at least three monomers bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the monomers, wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4, and wherein said polymer has the structure of the linear rod compound designated as 3c in FIG. 3, where n is at least 1.

A polymer comprising at least three monomers bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the monomers, wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4, and wherein said polymer has the structure of the compound designated as 7c in FIG. 7, wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 have the skeletal structure of adamantane, and n is at least 1.

A polymer comprising at least 4 repeating units bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the repeating units, wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4, said repeating units having the structure of at least one selected from the group consisting of the compounds designated at 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d in FIG. 16.

A polymer comprising at least 5 repeating units bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the repeating units, wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4, said repeating units having the structure of at least one selected from the compounds designated as 17a and 17b in FIG. 17.

A polymer comprising at least 6 repeating units bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the repeating units, wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4, said repeating units having the structure of at least one selected from the compounds designated as 17c and 17d in FIG. 17.

A composition of matter having the structure of at least one selected from the group consisting of the compounds designated as 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d in FIG. 5, wherein Ad has the skeletal structure of adamantane, and repeating adamantane skeletal units are bonded together through octahedrally disposed nonmetallic atoms of the repeating adamantane units, and is at least 2, and wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each comprise one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and nonpolar constituent groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, and wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 comprise constituent groups having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, with at least one of said R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 being polar.

A polymer comprising at least three monomers bonded through octahedrally disposed non-metallic atoms of the monomers wherein said octahedrally disposed atoms have a valence of 4 and wherein at least one octahedrally disposed carbon atom is bonded to an oxygen atom to form a ketone.

A method for converting compounds containing octahedrally disposed nonmetallic atoms to mono-and higher ketones of said compounds comprising the steps of:

• a) halogenating an octahedrally disposed nonmetallic moiety of said compound;
• and
• b) contacting said halogenated compound of step a) with base in the presence of DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) under conditions of elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to convert at least a portion of said halogenated compound of step a) to the corresponding ketone.