Embodiments described herein provide a compound that may be used in a variety of applications such as corrosion inhibition, additives for metalworking, mining reagents, epoxy curatives, emulsifiers, fuel or lubricant additives, surfactant manufacture, acid scavengers and asphalt additives. The compound has the following structure: where R1 is a methoxy group, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R6 is an aminomethyl group.