- Source: N-Methyliminodiacetic acid
N-Methyliminodiacetic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH3N(CH2CO2H)2. It is a white solid, which as its conjugate base CH3N(CH2CO−2)2 is used as a chelating agent for iron. It is a component of organoboron reagents as well.
Synthesis and reaction
It is prepared from imidodiacetic acid by N-methylation using the Eschweiler–Clarke reaction:
MIDA boronates are derivatives with the formula CH3N(CH2CO2)2BR, where R is a cross-coupling partner.
Related compounds
Imidodiacetic acid (IDA)
N-(2-Carboxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid
Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)
N-Hydroxyiminodiacetic acid (HIDA), HON(CH2CO2H)2 (registry number = 87339–38–6). See HIDA scan.
