Corrosion inhibition performance of mild steel in nitric acid solution containing different concentration of anisalidine derivative Schiff bases viz. N-(4-nitro phenyl) p-anisalidine (SB1), N-(4-chloro phenyl) p-anisalidine (SB2), N-(4-phenyl) p-anisalidine (SB3), N-(4-methoxy phenyl) p-anisalidine (SB4), N-(4-hydroxy phenyl) p-anisalidine (SB5) has been investigated using mass loss, thermometric and potentiostate polarization technique. Inhibition effi ciencies of Schiff bases have been evaluated at different acid strength. The inhibition effi ciency was found larger than their parent amines. Inhibition effi ciencies of synthesized Schiff bases increase with inhibitor concentration. Inhibition effi ciency increases up to 98.32% with ansalidine derivative Schiff base.