Dimethylamine → 2-((Dimethylamino)methyl)prop-2-enoic acid

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Formaldehyde solution (150 ml of 40% solution) was added with stirring to a solution of dimethylamine (218g of 26% solution) and malonic acid (104g) in water (250 ml). The reaction temperature was kept at 20° C during the addition and for a further 2 hours. The solution was then heated on a steam bath for 2 hours and the water was removed under reduced pressure to give a pale yellow syrup which was dried further by azeotropic distillation with benzene.

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