The reaction of nicotinamide N‐oxide with 1‐adamantanethiol in acetic anhydride yielded a mixture of 2‐and 6‐(1‐adamantylthio)nicotinamides (49%, in the ratio of 24:1) and 2‐, 5‐, and 6‐(1‐adamantylthio)nicotino‐nitriles (18%, in the ratio of 79:1:20). From a reaction of nicotinic acid N‐oxide with 1‐adamantanethiol, there was isolated 2‐(1‐adamantylthio)nicotinic acid as the only sulfide in 23% yield. Carbonsulfur bond cleavage took place when 2‐(1‐adamantylthio)nicotinic acid, or the corresponding amide or nitrile, were boiled with concentrated hydrochloric acid to furnish 2‐mercaptonicotinic acid and 1‐chloroadamantane, quantitatively. The reaction of nicotinamide N‐oxide alone in acetic anhydride at 135° formed N‐acetyl‐2‐hydroxynicotinamide (61%), 2‐hydroxynicotinonitrile (0.5%) and N,N‐diacetyl‐2‐acetoxynicotinamide (0.8%).