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Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid

CAS 20846-91-7

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

186459-75-6 · 687-32-1 · 57230-42-9 · 66093-63-8 · 70742-11-9 · 161233-89-2

Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Edds · S-form edds s · Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid, (s,s)- · N'-disuccinic acid ethylenediamine-N · (s,s)-edds · (s,s)-ethylenediamine-n,n'-disuccinic acid

Show all 24 names

(s,s)-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid · Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid · L-aspartic acid, N,N'-1,2-ETHANEDIYLBIS- · (2S,2'S)-2,2'-(Ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanediyl))disuccinic acid · Aspartic acid, N,N′-ethylenedi- · Aspartic acid, N,N′-ethylenedi-, L,L- · EDDS cpd · Eddsa · Edss · Enviomet c 265 · Enviomet C265 · L-Aspartic acid, N,N′-1,2-ethanediylbis- · L-Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid · N,N'-Ethylenedi-L-aspartic acid · N,N'-Ethylenediamine disuccinic acid · N,N'-Ethylenediaspartic acid · N,N′-Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a chelating agent.

  • Chelating agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1000 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1000 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,000

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Chelating agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid in the catalog.