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HRID 1283344Generated: October 30, 2026

Lactic Acid → 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLactic AcidHCID 612—
ReactantIsopropanolHCID 3776—
Reactant2-(Dimethylamino)ethanolHCID 7902—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoateHCID 14179203—

Reaction Steps

A dimethyl ethanolamine lactate was prepared by admixing 13.3 parts of dimethyl ethanolamine and 18.0 parts of lactic acid (88 percent solution in water). The mixture was held at 40°-60°C. for a short time and there was then added 7.2 parts of isopropanol. The final composition consisted of 75 percent solids and contained 7.1 percent water.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03975346
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_08
ORD IDord-eaae96aa931842e38376a52801d9fd84
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_08