Reactions of 1,3-dehydroadamantane with inorganic oxygen-free acids.

A convenient and efficient procedure has been developed for the synthesis of 1-azidoadamantane, 1-adamantyl isocyanate, and 1-adamantyl isothiocyanate by reaction of 1,3-dehydroadamantane with hydrazoic, isocyanic, and isothiocyanic acids, respectively, under mild conditions. The reaction of 1,3-dehydroadamantane with hydrogen cyanide under analogous conditions gives adamantane-1-carbonitrile in a poor yield which may be improved using hexane as solvent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]