Molecule record

EDTA

C10H16N2O8

292.24 g/mol

2D structure for EDTA

Molecular properties

Formula
C10H16N2O8
Molar mass
292.24 g·mol−1
Exact mass
292.0907 Da
4
4
10
156.00 Ų
-5.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
60-00-4
PubChem CID
6049

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Amine
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-5.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acid
  • 60-00-4
  • Cheelox
  • Cheelox BF acid
  • EDTA acid
  • Edathamil
  • Edetic acid
  • Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Gluma cleanser
  • Havidote
  • Komplexon ii
  • Metaquest A
  • Quastal Special
  • Sequestrene aa
  • Sequestric acid
  • Sequestrol
  • Tetrine acid
  • Titriplex
  • Titriplex II
  • Trilon BS
  • Trilon bw
  • Versene acid
  • Warkeelate acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C(CN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
InChI
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)
InChIKey
KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
6049

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for EDTA; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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