Ethylenediaminediacetic acid explained
Ethylenediaminediacetic acid (EDDA) is the organic compound with the formula C2H4(NHCH2CO2H)2. It is a derivative of two molecules of glycine, wherein the amines are linked. It is a white solid.
The conjugate base is a tetradentate ligand.[1] A representative complex is Na[Co(EDDA)(CO<sub>3</sub>)].[2]
References
- Transition Metal Complexes with EDDA-Type Ligands-a Review. Sabo, Tibor J. . Grguric-Sipka, Sanja R. . Trifunovic, Srecko R. . Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry. 2002. 32. 1661–1717. 10.1081/SIM-120015086. 94409799 .
- Book: 18 . Leon J. Halloran . Arlene L. Gillie . J. Ivan Legg . Inorganic Syntheses . Ethylenediamine‐ N,N ′‐Diacetic Acid Complexes of Cobalt(III) . 103–111. 1978. 10.1002/9780470132494.ch17. 978-0-470-13249-4.
