Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), also called EDTA acid after its own abbreviation, is an aminopolycarboxylic acid with the formula [CH2N(CH2CO2H)2]2. This white, water-insoluble solid is widely used to bind to iron (Fe2+/Fe3+) and calcium ions (Ca2+), 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.

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Names
IUPAC name
N,N′-(Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[N-(carboxymethyl)glycine]
Systematic IUPAC name
2,2′,2′′,2′′′-(Ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)tetraacetic acid
Other names
  • EthyleneDiamineTetraAcetic acid
  • Diaminoethane-tetraacetic acid
  • Edetic acid (conjugate base edetate) (INN, USAN)
  • Versene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations EDTA, H4EDTA
1716295
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.409
EC Number
  • 200-449-4
144943
KEGG
MeSH Edetic+Acid
RTECS number
  • AH4025000
UNII
UN number 3077
  • InChI=1S/C10H16N2O8/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20) Y
    Key: KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • OC(=O)CN(CCN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O
Properties
C10H16N2O8
Molar mass 292.244 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless crystals
Density 0.860 g cm−3 (at 20 °C)
log P −0.836
Acidity (pKa) 2.0, 2.7, 6.16, 10.26
Thermochemistry
−1765.4 to −1758.0 kJ mol−1
−4461.7 to −4454.5 kJ mol−1
Pharmacology
S01XA05 (WHO) V03AB03 (WHO) (salt)
  • Intramuscular
  • Intravenous
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H319
P305+P351+P338
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1000 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanoic acids
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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