Nitrilotriacetic acid | SSHADE

Molecule

Name: Nitrilotriacetic acid

Name and identifiers

IUPAC name: 2,2',2''-Nitrilotriacetic acid
Secondary names: NTA, N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl)glycine, 2-[Bis(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid Triglycine
InChI: InChI=1S/C6H9NO6/c8-4(9)1-7(2-5(10)11)3-6(12)13/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13)
InChI key: MGFYIUFZLHCRTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number: 139-13-9

Structure and atomic composition

Formula: $N(CH_2CO_2H)_3$
Chemical formula: C6H9NO6
Structural formula: [O]=[C][OH][CH2][N][CH2][C]=[O][OH][CH2][C]=[O][OH]
Charge: 0
Unpaired electrons: 0

	Atom	Name	Number
	$C$	Carbon	6
	$H$	Hydrogen	9
	$N$	Nitrogen	1
	$O$	Oxygen	6

Relations

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Isotopic composition

Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

Nuclear spin isomers

Spin type: equilibrated

Molar mass: 191.14 $g/mol$
State STP: solid
Protic: protic
Polarity: polar

Fundamental vibration modes

Molecule symmetry: unknown
Case: complex

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-OH$	3

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$-O-H$	3
	$>C=O$	3
	$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$	3
	$\eqslantgtr C-O-$	3
	$\geq C-N<$	3
	$\geq C-H$	6

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