Aminoacetaldehyde is the

organic compound In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon- hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. Th ...

with the formula OHCCH₂NH₂. Under the usual laboratory conditions, it is unstable, tending instead to undergo

self-condensation Self-condensation is an organic reaction in which a chemical compound containing a carbonyl group acts both as the electrophile and the nucleophile in an aldol condensation. It is also called a symmetrical aldol condensation as opposed to a mixed a ...

. Aminoacetaldehyde diethylacetal is a stable surrogate. In nature, aminoacetaldehyde is produced by oxygenation of

taurine Taurine (), or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic compound that is widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine, and accounts for up to 0.1% of total human body weight. It ...

catalyzed by taurine dioxygenase, which produces the sulfite H₂NCH₂CH(OH)SO₃⁻.

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Amines Aldehydes {{amine-stub

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