The attempt was made to prepare an ionene like base by reacting diethylamine (DEA) with glycidol (GLY). It turned out that the reaction proceeds via two steps witch differ significantly. When the rate of added DEA to GLY in bulk becomes 1 : 13 the temperature jumps up suddenly. The product proved to be a water soluble oligomer having a molecular weight of M-a > 465 g/mol, a nitrogen content of 1.06%, and pH 9.5. Based on the C-13 NMR and IR spectra, schemes of polyreactions were proposed according to which amine groups containing moieties of low molecular weight are formed. These subsequently function as initiators of Gly homopolymerization according to a chain mechanism.