The structure and gas-phase acidities of six members of large angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor family [cilazaprilat, silanediol, fosinoprilat, AcSDKP, angiotensin I (terminal part), and RXP 407] have been studied using the ONIOM Becke3LYP/6-311+G(d,p):HF/3-21G * method. The investigated ACE inhibitors are weak acids with calculated acidity of about 1270-1650 kJ mol −1 . Of acids studied the highest gas-phase acidity (1273 kJ mol −1 ) possesses experimental ACE inhibitor RXP 407. This drug, according to the computed pK a value (3.2), is also in water solution the most acidic compound of the ACE inhibitors investigated.