N-Phthalimidyl-and N-quinazolinyl-substituted 3-hydroperoxy-, 3-hydroxy-and 3-oxoisothiazole 1,1-dioxides have been synthesized by the sequence of oxidation reactions from N,N¢-linked isothiazolium perchlorates with hydrogen peroxide, MMPP, and pyridinium dichromate. Isothiazolium salts without acceptor substituents did not give N-substituted sultams. Novel N,N¢-bisazaheterocycles were investigated as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and human leukocyte elastase (HLE). Two 2,3-dihydro-3-hydroperoxy-2-(phthalimid-1-yl)isothiazole 1,1-dioxides were found to inhibit AChE.