Laurylmethylamine (CAS NO.: ), with other names like Dodecylamine, N-methyl-, could be produced through the following synthetic methods.

In a 5-l. three-necked flask, fitted with a ball-joint sealed stirrer and a Soxhlet extractor (70 mm. internal diameter × 300 mm. length of body) carrying a large-capacity condenser, are placed 1.8 l. of dry ether and 38 g. (1 mole) of finely divided lithium aluminum hydride. In the Soxhlet cup is placed 160 g. (0.75 mole) of N-methyllauramide (m.p. 67–69°). The mixture is heated under gentle reflux with efficient stirring over a 5-hour period and then stirred overnight at room temperature; the N-methyllauramide is extracted from the cup during the first 3 hours.

The excess lithium aluminum hydride and the metallic complexes are decomposed by the careful addition of 82 ml. of distilled water, from a dropping funnel, to the well-stirred mixture. The reaction mixture is stirred for an additional 30 minutes, filtered with suction, and the solid is washed with several 100-ml. portions of ether. After the ether is removed from the filtrates, the residual oil is distilled under reduced pressure. The yield of laurylmethylamine, a colorless liquid boiling at 110–115°/1.2–1.5 mm., is 121–142 g. (81–95%).