Dicobalt edetate

Dicobalt edetate

Names
Other names Kelocyanor
Identifiers
CAS Number	36499-65-7 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChemSpider	64951 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.048.227
PubChem CID	71942
UNII	UKC6GH80QR N
InChI InChI=1S/C10H16N2O8.2Co/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20;;/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20);;/q;2*+2/p-4 Y Key: TWAWHTJKASJPEK-UHFFFAOYSA-J Y InChI=1/C10H16N2O8.2Co/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20;;/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20);;/q;2*+2/p-4 Key: TWAWHTJKASJPEK-XBHQNQODAQ
SMILES C(CN(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-])N(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[Co+2].[Co+2] [Co+2].[Co+2].[O-]C(=O)CN(CC([O-])=O)CCN(CC([O-])=O)CC([O-])=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H12Co2N2O8.6H2O
Molar mass	406.08 g/mol 514.18 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dicobalt edetate is the coordination compound with the approximate formula Co₂(EDTA)(H₂O)₆.

Solutions of this solid have been used in Europe as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.^[1]

It is a derivative of the (non-natural) amino acid ethylenediaminetetraacetate.

Structure

The compound is polymeric in the crystalline form. Half of the Co²⁺ ions are bound to the EDTA²⁻ and the other Co²⁺ ions are bound to four water ligands as well as carboxylate ligands on the [Co(EDTA)]²⁻ entity.^[2] In aqueous solution, depolymerization occurs to give [Co(EDTA)]²⁻ and [Co(H₂O)₆]²⁺ ions, each of which is kinetically labile and has a high affinity for cyanide.

Related compounds

Oxidation of [Co(II)(EDTA)]²⁻ gives [Co(III)(EDTA)]⁻, which is so kinetically inert that it can be resolved optically.^[3]

References