Fourteen new compounds with the general formula EtOP (O)(NHR')CH
2—CHRCO
2Me(R = H, CH
3; R'=H, i-C
3H
7, n-C
3H
7, n-C
4H
9, Ph,PhCH
2, p-BrC
6H
4, p -MeC
6H
4,o-MeC
6H
4, 3,4-Cl
2C
6H
3, PhNH,

CH
2CH
2OGH
2—CH
2*)haye been prepared by the reaction of methyl chlorophosphinoylpropanoate with various amines and identified by means of elemental analysis, lR and
1H NMR.Results from the preliminary biological tests showed that some of the compounds have weak inhibitory effects to the growth of barnyard grass, but increased the weight of rape significantly.