Acid base and complexation properties of gem disubstituted phosphorus acids, viz., methylenediphosphonic, 1 hydroxyethylidene 1,1 diphosphonic, P,P´ diphenylmethylene diphosphinic, and P,P´ diphenyl 1 hydroxyethylidene 1,1 diphosphinic acids, were studied in aqueous solutions and in the presence of biomimetics (micelles of ionic surfactants). The dissociation constants of the acids and stability constants of complexes with magnesium(II) and copper(II) ions were determined in aqueous solutions and microheterogeneous media contain ing sodium dodecyl sulfate, cetylpyridinium chloride, or cetylpyridinium nitrate (ionic strength 0.1 mol L -1 , temperature 25 °С).