The thiation properties of the dimer of p-methoxyphenylthionophosphine sulfide, A, has been investigated by performing reactions with a representative series of aliphatic and aromatic primary, secondary, and tertiary carboxamides in the temperature range 80-100 "c using HMPA as solvent. This new method seems to be superior to all others as in most cases quantitative yields are found. Salicylanilide, when reacted with in HMPA. yields salicylthioanilide and a new type of phosphorus heterocycle, 1,whose structure has been determined by NMR-and X-ray analyses. 1 3 C NMR data are tabulated for a series of thioamide carbons.