“…Most of these inhibitors contain nitrogen, sulphur and/or oxygen atoms, which may be adsorbed onto the metallic surface and block the active sites [7][8][9]. In addition, in our previous study [10], the inhibition efficiency of benzothiazinone derivatives, 2-aryl-benzothiazin-3-one with aryl = Ph-Cl, and 3-aryl-benzothiazin-2-one with aryl = Ph-CH3, on mild steel corrosion in acidic environments, was studied, and the results showed good agreement between experiments and theory. The aim of this work was to study the inhibition efficiency of two new organic compounds, namely 2-phenyl-benzothiazine-3-one (BHT1) and 3-phenylbenzothiazine-2-one (BHT2), synthesized and characterized by Souizi et al [11], on the mild steel corrosion in 1.0 M HCl, using experimental and theoretical methods.…”