inhibitory effect of three benzothiazole derivatives (1, 3-benzothiazol-2-amine (bta), 6-methyl-1, 3-benzothiazol-2-amine (mbta) and 2-amino-1, 3-benzothiazole-6-thiol (tbta)) on corrosion of carbon steel has been studied using density functional theory (dft) method in gas and aqueous phases. quantum chemical parameters such as ehomo (highest occupied molecular orbital energy), elumo (lowest un...