3-(Dimethylamino)propanoicacid

Definition

ChEBI: N,N-dimethyl-beta-alanine is a beta-amino acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 3 has been replaced by a dimethylamino group. It is a tertiary amino compound and a beta-amino acid. It is functionally related to a N-methyl-beta-alanine.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 73, p. 3168, 1951 DOI: 10.1021/ja01151a050