N-formyliminodiacetic acid, a new compound from the reaction of nitrilotriacetic acid and chlorine.
It has been proposed that nitrilotriacetic acid be substituted for trisodium polyphosphates in detergents as a way to reduce the rate of eutrophication in the Great Lake Basin. The reaction of nitrilotriacetic acid with chlorine-containing solutions produces a hitherto unknown degradation production, N-formyliminodiacetic acid, in high yield. The toxicological and environmental implications of this reaction are unclear.
D000085:Acetates; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002713:Chlorine; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007098:Imino Acids; D009153:Mutagens; D009571:Nitrilotriacetic Acid
D000085:Acetates; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007098:Imino Acids; D009153:Mutagens; D002713:Chlorine; C020333:N-formyliminodiacetic acid; D009571:Nitrilotriacetic Acid