The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid resulting from the formal 1,4-addition of one of the amino groups of urea to methacrylic acid (the Z isomer), or by the hydrolytic ring cleavage of uracil It is a member of ureas and a monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a methacrylic acid and a uracil. It is a conjugate acid of a (Z)-2-methylureidoacrylate.
(Z)-3-(carbamoylamino)-2-methylprop-2-enoic acid