Abstract: Acylation of 2-aminothiobenzamide or 2-methylaminothiobenzamide with substituted benzoyl chlorides has been used to synthesise the corresponding 2-benzoyl- aminothiobenzamides whose subsequent sodium methoxide-catalysed ring closure gives the corresponding quinazoline-4-thiones. These compounds were characterised by means of their 1 H-and 13 C-NMR spectra. The preferred tautomeric form of selected compounds ...