Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidEthylenediaminetetraacetic 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(2+)/Fe(3+)) and calcium ions (Ca(2+)), forming water-soluble complexes even at neutral pH. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, revision 1380081252.

Property

Value

Formula

C10H16N2O8, 292.24 g/mol

Density

0.86 g/cm³

log P, measured

-0.836

pKa

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