“…[7][8][9] Some racemic a-aminiophosphonates containing fluorine or heterocycle moieties such as thiophene, pyrrole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole, and benzothiazole are reported to have potential anticancer properties, with the later one displaying excellent fungicidal activity in addition to antitumor activity. [10][11][12][13] However, further studies are necessary to identify chiral a-aminiophosphonates containing fluorine or heterocycle moieties with potent antitumor activities. Although, diasteroselective addition of phosphite derivatives to chiral imines, enantioselective addition of phosphites to imines in the presence of chiral metal complexes, and other methods have been reported for the preparation of optically active a-aminiophosphonates, 7-9,14-23 the need to develop a general practical asymmetric route for their synthesis from achiral acyclic imine and simple dialkyl phosphites still remains.…”