title: Simple preparation of diamondoid 1,3-dienes via oxetane ring opening.
abstract: The transformations of apical mono- and bisacetyl diamondoids to the respective oxetanes and subsequent acid-catalyzed ring opening/dehydration lead to diamondoidyl mono- and bis-1,3-dienes in high preparative yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, pr. Pobedy 37, 03056 Kiev, Ukraine. aaf@xtf.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua
authors.forename: Andrey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fokin
authors.forename: Ekaterina D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Butova
authors.forename: Lesya V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Chernish
authors.forename: Natalie A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fokina
authors.forename: Jeremy E P
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: Robert M K
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Schreiner