Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is indexed in ChEBI under CHEBI:4735, with the reported formula C10H16N2O8. Use the source record and structural identifiers below to confirm the material you need. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 60-00-4 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C10H16N2O8 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 292.244 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 292.09067 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:4735 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 292.24 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 292.09066547 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | -5.9 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 156 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 4 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 10 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 11 | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifierethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)tetraacetic acidKCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-NO=C(O)CN(CCN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)CC(=O)OInChI=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)Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentEthylenediaminetetraacetic acid · 23B5581
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2B |
| Reproductive toxicity | Category 2 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure | Category 1 (kidney) |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Acute） | Category 3 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Long-term） | Category 3 |
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Calculated from sourced massUses 292.244 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsOCNHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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