Adamantyl-l,3,4-oxathiazol-2-one is usually prepared as a mixture with 1 -adamantanecarbonitrile. To separate these two compounds the mixture is reacted with thf.W(CO),, which selectively forms a complex with the nitrile. The resulting mixture can then be readily separated into pure compounds by sublimation. Characterization data are presented, including the X-ray crystal structure of the nitrile complex, which can be prepared directly from the reaction of the adamantyl nitrile and thf.W(CO),. (Crystal data for C16H,,N05W: orthorhombic, space group Prncn, a = 10.5869(19) A, b = 14.0622(22) A, c = 23.342(4) A, V = 3475.0(11) A' , Z = 8, K = 0.042.) The nitrile can be recovered from the complex by reaction with P(C6H,), followed with separation by sublimation. The reaction of the related 1-cyano-3-(1,3,4-oxathiazo1-2-on-5-y1)-adamantane with thf.W(CO), yields a complex in which the site of coordination is shown spectroscopically to be the nitrile moiety. Semi-empirical calculations at the PM3 level indicate that the oxathiazolone heterocycle may be a poor ligand due to the influence of the exo-and endo-cyclic oxygen atoms.Key words: oxathiazolone, nitrile, tungsten, complexation, selectivity, adamantane.Resume : L'adamantyl-l,3,4-oxathiazol-2-one est gkntralement prkpar6.e sous la forme d'un melange avec l'adamantane-lcarbonitrile. Pour stparer ces deux composts, on fait rtagir le mtlange avec du thf.W(CO), qui forme sklectivement un complexe avec le nitrile. Le mtlange qui en rksulte peut alors &tre sCpark facilement en composCs purs par sublimation. On prCsente des donnCes de caractkrisation, y compris la structure cristalline par diffraction des rayons X du complexe avec le nitrile qui peut &tre prCparC directement par rkaction de l'adamantylnitrile avec du thf.W(CO),. Les donnkes cristallines pour Cl,Hl,NO,W : orthorhombique, groupe d'espace Pmcn, a = 10,5869(19), b = 14,0622 (22)