Abstract The reaction of 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzonitrile with a variety of mercaptoheterocycles provided the corresponding 2-nitro-5-[(heterocyclic) thio] benzonitriles. Reduction to the amine followed by cyclization with chloroformamidine hydrochloride afforded a series of 2, 4- diamino-6-[(hetero-cyclic) thio] quinazolines. Bromination, oxidation, and amidine formation were accomplished with 2, 4-diamino-6-[(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl) thio] quinazoline (23) to ...