Abstract
Arylidene bis-(N-diethylphosphonoacetamides) have been prepered in good yield. All compounds are white crystalline powders soluble in low boiling point organic solvents. Characterization by 1H-NMR technique indicates that the methyne proton appears in the aromatic region of the spectrum and the two methylene diastereotopic protons (CH2P) give rise to complex ABX system due to the coupling with the phosphorus atom, thus this pattern is very diagnostic for this tipe of compounds. The heteronuclear coupling was also investigated by 1H31P-NMR spectroscopy.