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Title: EDTA solubility in organic solvents?
Post by: vaeliant on June 28, 2010, 02:58:50 PM

Hey!
I've come across a problem in some summer research I'm doing. I need to figure out how to create solutions of EDTA (pure acid, rather than the salt forms)...

I've managed to make stock solutions with water (using NaOH pellets), but I need to find an organic solvent to use, along the lines of ACN, DMSO, DCN, etc (none of those work though). Is there anything you guys suggest I try?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: EDTA solubility in organic solvents?
Post by: ardbeg on July 02, 2010, 09:47:55 PM

If you need the pure acid, then using NaOH might not be a good method of dissolving EDTA...