Due to its rigid cage structure, adamantane has received considerable interest as
a scaffold with a defined tetrahedral geometry. In this paper we describe orthogonally
functionalized tetrasubstituted adamantane derivatives. These compounds may be conjugated
to other functional molecules by standard techniques such as amide formation or click
chemistry and are thus useful (3 + 1) scaffolds for medicinal and material chemistry.
Key words
adamantane - multivalency - dendrimers -
C
3 symmetry - diamandoids