Abstract: The decomposition of acetyl phosphate via hydrolysis and/or aminolysis has been studied with respect to the effects of (a) triethylenetetramines carrying nucleophilic moieties attached to an N terminus, alone and in the presence of metal ions, and (b) oxime triamides (precursors of the N-substituted triethylenetetramines), alone and in the presence of metal ions. The tetramines, including those substituted with benzyl (6-A), 2-aminobenzyl (6-B), 2 ...