Transformations of THF-1-boraadamantane 1 into 1-(1-hydroxyethyl)adama
ntane 5 and the hydrochloride salt of 1-(1-aminoethyl)adamantane (rima
ntadine) 9, based on a series of 1,2-anionotropic rearrangements in th
e corresponding 'ate'-complexes, are presented.