The title compounds, C6H6N4O2S.H2O, (I), and C10H13N3O2S, (II), were p
repared for structural and pharmacological comparison with diazoxide,
an antihypertensive agent. The crystal structure determinations show t
hat the 4H- (rather than the 2H-) tautomeric form is preferentially ad
opted by these pyridothiadiazine derivatives in the solid state, as ha
s also been found for diazoxide and other 1,2,4-thiadiazine 1,1-dioxid
e analogues. The tert-butyl moiety in (II) is slightly disordered.