“…( R , S )-2-Amino-4-(4-phosphono-butylsulfanyl)-butyric Acid (22). The reaction of diisopropyl-(4-bromo-butyl)-phosphonate ( 40 ; 0.3 g, 1 mmol) with d , l -homocysteine ( 5 ) according to method A afforded ( R , S )-2-amino-4-[4-(diisopropoxy-phosphoryl)-butylsulfanyl]-butyrate in the yield of 0.164 g (46%). 1 H NMR (DMSO): δ 1.227 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 6H), 1.230 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 6H), 1.54 (m, 2H), 1.59 (m, 2H), 1.67 (m, 2H), 2.01 (m, 2H), 2.51 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.55 (ddd, J = 13.5, 9.1 and 6.0 Hz, 1H), 2.62 (ddd, J = 13.5, 9.2 and 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (bt, J ∼ 6 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (dh, 3 J (H, P) = 8.0, J (H, H) = 6.2 Hz, 1H), 4.54 (h, J = 6.2 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (b, 2H).…”