Iminodiacetic acid
Agent Name
Iminodiacetic acid
CAS Number
142-73-4
Formula
C4-H7-N-O4
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
2,2'-Iminodiacetic acid; Acetic acid, 2,2'-iminobis-; Acetic acid, iminodi-; Aminodiacetic acid; Diglycin; Diglycine; Diglycine (VAN); Diglycocoll; Diglykokoll; Glycine, N-(carboxymethyl)-; Hampshire; IDA; IDA (VAN); IDA (chelating agent); IMDA; Iminobis(acetic acid); Iminodiethanoic acid; N-(Carboxymethyl)glycine; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Chelating Agents
Description
Solid; [Merck Index] Light brown crystalline solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as a buffer/sequestrant in electroplating applications and to make surfactants, chelating resins, and polymeric amides; Used as IDA, a chelating agent; [HSDB]
Comments
Emergency medical treatment: symptomatic drug ingestion; Not tumorigenic when 0.5% solution added to drinking water of rats for most of their lifespans; [HSDB] Intraperitoneal LD50 (mouse) = 250 mg/kg; [RTECS] An irritant; [MSDSonline]
Biomedical References
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: