Reaction of 5-amino-6-mercaptopyrimidines with di-Et bromomalonate gave Et 6-oxopyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]thiazine-7-carboxylates (I and II), which were converted to derivatives (amides, hydrazides, and, from the latter, urethanes).Desulfurization of the 6-oxopyrimidothiazine-7-carboxylic acid esters gave N-(pyrimidin-5-yl)monoamides of Et malonate.