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EDTA(2-)

CHEBI:CHEBI_64755

Definition

A tetracarboxylic acid anion formed by deprotonation of two of the four carboxy groups in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H14N2O8
Molecular Mass
290.22680
Charge
-2
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)C[NH+](CC[NH+](CC([O-])=O)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)/p-2
InChIKey
KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Alternative Names

  • EDTA
  • 2,2',2'',2'''-(ethane-1,2-diyldiammonio)tetraacetate
  • 2,2',2'',2'''-(ethane-1,2-diyldiazaniumyl)tetraacetate

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:64755
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
MetaCyc:EDTA

Additional References

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Additional Attributes

chebi#is_conjugate_base_of
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_4735
chebi#is_conjugate_acid_of
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_63131
owl#someValuesFrom
t262778
owl#annotatedSource
t269641
oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
chebi_ontology
oboInOwl#id
CHEBI:64755
core#notation
CHEBI:64755
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
MetaCyc:EDTA
oboInOwl#inSubset
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class