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edetic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as EDTA, {[-(bis-carboxymethyl-amino)-ethyl]-carboxymethyl-amino}-acetic acid, N,N'-1,2-ethane diylbis-(N-(carboxymethyl)glycine), H4Edta, versene Acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
chemical compound used for industrial and chemical purpose
OverviewAI-generated
Edetic acid is a chemical compound with the formula C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₈, also represented as H₄EDTA. Its IUPAC name is 2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid. The substance has a density of 0.86 and a mass of 292.09066547199996. It exhibits a melting point of 241 and a decomposition point of 241.
Chemical properties include a charge of 0, an xlogp value of -5.9, and a topological polar surface area of 156. The molecule contains 4 hydrogen bond donors and 10 hydrogen bond acceptors. A PubMed search for edetic acid yields 28812 results. The compound is referenced by 754 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16N2O8
- Molecular weight
- 292.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid
- SMILES
- C(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -5.9
- Polar surface area
- 156 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 10
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 3
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- infection, coronary artery disease, urinary tract infection, Herpes simplex infection
via ChEMBL · EBI
Research
28,812 papers- Edetic acid therapy.JAMA · 1970
- 51Cr-edetic-acid clearance and G.F.R.Lancet (London, England) · 1968
- Edetic-acid test of parathyroid insufficiency.Lancet (London, England) · 1963
- The control of nitrilotriacetic acid in edetic acid and its salts by liquid chromatography.Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis · 2003
- P1 Buffer.Cold Spring Harbor protocols · 2017
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- aminopolycarboxylic acid
- Mass
- 292.09066547199996
- Has use
- food additive
Show 9 more facts
- found in taxon
- Perilla frutescens
- Commons category
- EDTA
- chemical formula
- H₄EDTA
- medical condition treated
- hypercalcemia
- canonical SMILES
- C(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- edetic acid
- density
- 0.86
- melting point
- 241
- decomposition point
- 241
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Encyclopedic overview
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), also called EDTA acid, is an aminopolycarboxylic acid with the formula [CH2N(CH2CO2H)2]2. This white, slightly water-soluble solid is widely used to bind to iron (Fe/Fe) and calcium ions (Ca), forming water-soluble complexes even at neutral pH. It is thus used to dissolve Fe- and Ca-containing scale as well as to deliver iron ions under conditions where its oxides are insoluble. EDTA is available as several salts, notably disodium EDTA, sodium calcium edetate, and tetrasodium EDTA, but these all function similarly.
Uses
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