“…6,9 For this reason, the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates has received considerable attention, and significant progress has been made to develop more efficient methods for the preparation of these compounds. [18][19][20] In this context, the one-pot, three-component reaction between an aldehyde, an amine, and di-or trialkyl phosphite catalyzed by different Lewis or Brønsted acids, [21][22][23][24][25][26][27] is one of the most useful methods for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates due to its versatility and high yields. In recent years, several catalysts have been designed and employed for this reaction; however, in spite of their potential utility, these procedures typically suffer from one or more disadvantages such as the use of expensive and stoichiometric amount of catalyst, specialized handling techniques and tedious workup are necessary, long reaction time, vigorous reaction conditions, requirement of excess of reagents, use of solvent, unsatisfactory yield, and lack of generality.…”