C10H16N2O8
292.24 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
EDTA
CAS60-00-4EC200-449-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
chelating agent for detergents and cleaners
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a colorless crystalline solid that is slightly soluble in water. It is widely used in detergents and cleaning compounds as a chelating agent, and also finds applications in chemical analysis and photographic processing.
chelating agent for detergents and cleanerschemical analysis reagentphotographic processing
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Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H320Causes eye irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H303May be harmful if swallowed
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid
InChIKey
KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Synonyms (125)
- EDT
- EDTA
- Acide edetique [INN-French]
- Acido edetico [INN-Spanish]
- Acidum edeticum [INN-Latin]
- Edetate calcium disodium (USP)
- Edetic acid (NF/INN)
- Edetic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Reagecon EDTA (DiSodium Salt) 0.01M Solution according to United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
- 0.5M EDTA (pH 8.0)
- Acid, Edetic
- Acide edetique
- Acido edetico
- Acidum edeticum
- Acroma DH 700
- CaEDTA
- Calcitetracemate, Disodium
- Calcium disodium versenate
- Caswell No. 438
- Celon A
- Celon ATH
- Cheelox
- Cheelox BF acid
- Chelest 3A
- Chemcolox 340
- Chromium EDTA
- Clewat TAA
- D'E.d.t.a. disodique
- Disodium EDTA
- Disodium Versenate, Calcium
- Dissolvine E
- EDETIC ACID [MART.]
- EDTA (chelating agent)
- EDTA Buffer
- EDTA acid
- EDTA disodium salt
- EDTA solution, 0.5M in water
- EDTA, Chromium
- EDTA, Copper
- EDTA, Dicobalt
- EDTA, Distannous
- EDTA, Gallium
- EDTA, Magnesium Disodium
- EDTA, Potassium
- EDTA, Stannous
- EDTA, anhydrous
- EDTA, free acid
- EDTA, free base
- EDTA, ion(4-)
- Edathamil
- Edetate calcium
- Edetate, Calcium Disodium
- Edetic acid
- Endrate disodium
- Ethylenebisiminodiacetic acid
- Gluma cleanser
- H4edta
- Hamp-ene acid
- Havidote
- ICRF 185
- Komplexon ii
- Metaquest A
- Nervanaid B acid
- Nullapon B acid
- Nullapon bf acid
- Perma kleer 50 acid
- Quastal Special
- Questex 4H
- SEQ 100
- Selekton B2
- Sequestrene Na2
- Sequestrene aa
- Sequestric acid
- Sequestrol
- Techrun DO
- Tetacine, Calcium
- Tetrine acid
- Titriplex
- Titriplex II
- Titriplex III
- Tricon bw
- Trilon BS
- Trilon bw
- Universne acid
- Versenate
- Versenate, Calcium Disodium
- Versene
- Versene acid
- Versene acid (TN)
- Versene-13C4
- Vinkeil 100
- Warkeelate acid
- YD 30
- Zonon AO
- edta, disodium