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HRID 973782Generated: October 26, 2026

Methylmalonic Acid → 3-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylpropanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethylmalonic AcidHCID 487—
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product3-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylpropanoic acidHCID 14073324—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature0 °C

Reaction Steps

In 1.0 ml of water was dissolved 1.5 g of methylmalonic acid, after which 1.26 g of a 50% aqueous dimethylamine solution and 0.96 ml of a 37% aqueous formaldehyde solution were added with stirring at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° to 5° C. for 3 hours and then at 80° C. for 30 minutes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05064945
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_11
ORD IDord-cc3d7a87fd854185b231c67ec2bf855a
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_11