N,N,N-trimethylglycinium → HCID 21903092, compound

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Reaction Steps

maintaining the reaction solution from step (1) at pH 7.5-10, as necessary, by addition of a molar excess of liquid trimethylamine, to effect the formation of betaine and trimethyl ammonium hydrochloride until substantially all of the monochloroacetic acid has been reacted, leaving a residual amount of trimethylammoniumchloroacetate in the reaction solution;

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