The thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption of some adamantanol isomers
on graphitized thermal carbon black were calculated and determined experim
entally. The parameters of the potential function for the intermolecular in
teraction between hydroxyl oxygen and carbon of the graphite basis plane we
re determined for the first time. The adsorption proper-ties of adamantanol
s are largely determined by electron density distribution in the adamantane
cage, which are related to the "cage" effect.