Abstract
N-thiophosphonylamino groups have been greatly overlooked as potentially potent, transition-state analogues, or tetrahedral--intermediate inhibitors of metalloproteases. Alkylthiophosphoramidates derivatives were synthesized y reaction of O-isopropyl phosphorodichloridothioate with an amino acid este followed by hydrolysis in 2M NH 4 OH. The reaction was monitored by 31 P NMR spectroscopy.