This review describes recent advances that are commonly applied in the synthesis of dialkyl (aryl) αaminophosphonates containing heterocyclic compounds. The target structures are divided into three categories,
which include α-aminophosphonic acids and their diesters bearing a heterocyclic or heteroaryl system at the αcarbon, nitrogen atom, or both. The synthetic protocols based on the Kabachnik-Fields and Pudovik reactions as
the main pathways for the construction of these features, besides other miscellaneous methods. This review may
be a useful resource for researchers and it will help them to work in this emerging research area.