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HRID 1835Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydroxyacetonitrile → N-carboxymethyl-N-cyanomethylamino-2-ethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroxyacetonitrileHCID 7857—
ReactantN-(2-Hydroxyethyl)glycineHCID 225935—
ProductN-carboxymethyl-N-cyanomethylamino-2-ethanolHCID 11073690—

Reaction Steps

The hydrolysis of (I) with base gives N-carboxymethylamino-2-ethanol (II). Compound (II) is then reacted with additional glycolonitrile to form N-carboxymethyl-N-cyanomethylamino-2-ethanol (III). The molar ratio of (II) to glycolonitrile is generally about 1:1. In the above reactions, hydrogen cyanide and formaldehyde can be substituted for glycolonitrile.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05726341
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-2bfdd368208a447a97e7268f9780631d
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03