It is made possible to efficiently produce adamantane and analogues thereof,
namely
a hydrocarbon having an adamantane structure by a process which comprises isomerizing
a tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having ten or more carbon atoms in the presence
of a solid-acid catalyst containing one or two or more metals selected from among
the metals belonging to group VIII in the Periodic Table (group 8 to 12 in the
new Periodic Table), wherein one or two or more monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons
are added to the tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having ten or more carbon atoms.