1-Adamantanecarboxylic acid is an organic compound with the formula . A white solid, it is the simplest carboxylic acid derivative of adamantane. The compound is notable for its synthesis by carboxylation of adamantane. 1-Adamantanecarboxylic acid is unusual in forming mononuclear tris(carboxylate) coordination complexes of the formula (O₂CR)₃sup>− (M = Mn, Ni, Co, Zn).

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