“…The synthesis of phosphono substituted-oxadiazines, which are practically unknown, should be of great interest, because organophosphorus com- pounds often possess antibiotic, antineoplastic, antibacterial, or antiviral attributes [6]. In connection with a previous communication [7], we report on the reactions of tetraethyl 1,3-dithietane-2,4-diylidenebis(cyanomethylphosphonate) (1), easily obtained (in high yield, ca. 70%) by the method developed by Neidlein and Eichinger [8], with several substituted-␣-carbonylmonohydrazones, yielding mainly fused oxadiazines.…”