Amino nitrile intermediate for the preparation of 2-hydroxypropyl iminodiacetic acid

摘要

A novel intermediate useful in the synthesis of 2-hydroxypropyl iminodiacetic acid is disclosed. The intermediate can be formed by contacting 2-hydroxypropyl amine with glycolonitrile to form an aminonitrile which can be hydrolyzed and contacted with additional glycolonitrile to form the nitrile intermediate which can be converted to 2-hydroxylpropyl iminodiacetic acid via hydrolysis.