pyridobenzothiazine acid derivatives was synthesized and their in vitro antibacterialactivity was evaluated. The 1,4-benzothiazine intermediates, which by Gould-Jacobs quinoline synthesis produced pyridobenzothiazine acids, were prepared by hydrolytic basic cleavage of substituted 2-aminobenzothiazoles and successive cyclocondensation with 1-bromo-2-chloroethane or alternatively with monochloroacetic acid, hence