TABLE OF CONTENTS CAS 60-00-4; EINECS/ELINCS 200-449-4
UN 9117
Synonyms: 3,6-Bis (carboxymethyl)-3,5-diazooctanedioic acid; Edathamil; Edetate; EDTA (INCI); EDTA acid; N,N ?-1,2-Ethanediylbis[N-(carboxymethyl) glycine]; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; (Ethylenedinitrilo) tetraacetic acid
Classification: Substituted diamine
Empirical: C 10H 16N 2O 8
Formula: (HOOCCH 2) 2NCH 2CH 2N(CH 2COOH) 2
Properties: Colorless or wh. cryst. powd.; odorless; sol. in alkali hydroxide sol'ns.; pract insol. in water; insol. in common org. solvs.; m.w. 292.28; sp.gr. 0.721; m.p. dec. @ 240 C
Toxicology: LD50 (oral, mouse) 30 mg/kg, (IP, rat) 397 mg/kg; irritant; poison by IP route; mutagenic data; experimental teratogenic and reproductive effects; TSCA listed
Environmental: Environmentally hazardous substance; VOC; BOD5 0.01; ThOD 0.93
Hazardous Decomp. Prods.:
