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From the paper:
"A Minimal Toolset for Positional Diamond Mechanosynthesis"

Tools

(A) HAbst tool

R₃C-C≡C·
R₃C-C≡C-H ("discharged")

(B) HDon tool

R₃Ge-H
R₃Ge· ("discharged" it becomes the GeRad handle)

(C) HTrans tool

R₃C-C≡(C-H)-GeR₃

(D) DimerP tool

R₃Ge-C≡C-GeR₃
R₃Ge· ·GeR₃ (the R's are connected in a close stiff loop the background)

(E) AdamRad handle

R₃C·

(F) GeRad handle

R₃Ge·

(G) Methylene tool

R₃C-CH₂

(H) Germylmethylene tool

R₃Ge-CH₂

(I) Germylene tool

R₃C-GeH₂

Reactions Sequences (RSx)

RS1 – hydrogen abstractions

RS2 – hydrogen donation

RS3 – hydrogen donation with the HTrans tool

RS4 Dimer placement

RS5 hydrogen recharge step

Moving a hydrogen:

from a saturated HAbst tool
to a depleted HDon tool (a GeRad handle)
by means of another "catalyzing" GeRad handle

RS6 recharge DimerP

Using HTrans tool and GeRad tool to
recharge DimperP tool leaving
Two GeRad and one Adamrad handles.

RS7 carbon deposition (adam sidewall)

"Add 1st CH₃ to Adam sidewall using GM tool."

RS8 carbon deposition (sidewall)

"Add 1st CH₃ to Adam sidewall using Meth tool."

RS9 carbon deposition (adam bridgehead)

"Add 1st CH₃ to Adam bridgehead using GM tool."

RS10 carbon deposition (adam bridgehead)

"Add 1st CH₃ to Adam bridgehead using Meth tool."

RS11 carbon deposition (adam bridgehead)

"Add 1st CH₃ to Adam bridgehead using Meth tool."

RS12 carbon deposition (C111 bridgehead)

"Add 1st CH₃ to C111 bridgehead using GM tool."

RS13 carbon deposition (C110 ridge site)

"Add 1st CH3to C110 ridge site using GM tool."

RS14 carbon deposition (C100 dimer site)

"Add 1st CH3to C100 dimer site using GM tool."

MANY MORE REACTION SEQUENCES ...

R37 (gas phase step)

"Build HAbst tool by pulling bound C2H2off of a Ge surface"

R38 recharging DimerP with HAbst (leaving AdamRad)

R40 (gas phase step)

RS42 (gas phase step)

RS59 (gas phase step)

RS65

(last sequence of the paper)

List of proposed tooltips for diamond mechanosynthesis

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