Phenyldihydropyridinephosphonates I [RR = (CH2)3, CH2CMe2CH2; R = CO2Me, allyl; R1 = 2-NO2, 2-CF3, 2-OCHF2, 3-NO2; R2 = Me, CH2CHMe2, CH2CH2OCH2Ph, CH2CH2OMe, CH2CH2NMeCH2Ph, allyl; R3 = Me, Et, Pr, allyl, CH2Ph, CH2CH2OMe, NMe2; R4 = Me] were prepared by the cyclocondensation reaction of R3NHCMe:CHCO2R2 with R1C6H4CH:CAcP(O)(OR)2 (II).I [R = allyl, RR = (CH2)3; R1 = 2-NO2, 3-NO2, 2-CF3; R2 = Me; R3 = H; R4 = CH(OMe)2] were prepared similarly by the reaction of II with (MeO)2CHC(NH2):CHCO2Me.I [R4 = CH(OMe)2] was deprotected to give I (same R-R3; R4 = CHO).The latter were converted to I (R4 = CH2OH, CH:NOH, cyano).I were all tested for antihypertensive activity in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats.I [RR = (CH2)3, R1 = 2-NO2, R2 = Me, R3 = R4 = Me] shows higher antihypertensive activity than nifedipine, but lower than DHP-218.