Neopentanethiol, 1-adamantanethiol, and 2-adamantanethiol were primary products and neopentane and adamantane were secondary products in the hydrodenitrogenation of neopentylamine, 1-adamantylamine, and 2-adamantylamine, respectively, over sulfided NiMo/Al 2 O 3 . Dialkylamines and dialkylimines were formed as primary products in the reactions of 2-adamantylamine and neopentylamine as well. None of the three amines can react by ammonia elimination and a classic S N 2 substitution of the NH 2 group by H 2 S is not possible for the adamantylamines either. The formation of di(2-adamantyl)imine and di(neopentyl)imine indicates that dehydrogenation and hydrogenation reactions occur and that imine or iminium-cation intermediates play an important role. NH 2 -SH substitution takes place by dehydrogenation of the amine to an imine or iminium cation, which adds H 2 S and eliminates NH 3 . The secondary character of adamantane and neopentane demonstrates that hydrogenolysis of the aliphatic C-N bond does not take place over sulfided NiMo/Al 2 O 3 below 340°C. Even though 1-adamantylamine can neither react by classic S N 2, E1, and E2 reactions, nor via an imine or iminium cation, it formed 1-adamanethiol at 300°C. This reaction might take place by an S N 1 reaction or by adsorption of the amine at a surface vacancy, followed by a shift of the adamantyl group to a neighboring sulfur atom.