“…[2] Many natural and synthetic α-amino phosphonic acids, α-amino phosphonates, and phosphonopeptides have potential applications as, for example, anti-HIV, [3] antibacterial, [4] antibiotic, [5] anticancer, [6] antitumor, [7] and antiviral agents. [8] Furthermore, in agrochemistry a number of α-amino phosphonic acids and derivatives are used as fungicidal [9] and herbicidal agents. [10] The biological activity of an α-amino phosphonic acid or derivative depends on the absolute configuration of the stereogenic center α to the phosphorus atom.…”