EDDSEthylenediamine-N,N ' -disuccinic acid (EDDS) is an aminopolycarboxylic acid. It is a colourless solid that is used as chelating agent that may offer a biodegradable alternative to EDTA, which is currently used on a large scale in numerous applications. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article EDDS, revision 1368148265.

Property

Value

Formula

C10H16N2O8, 292.24 g/mol

Melting point

221 °C

Density

1.44 g/cm³

pKa

2.4

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