[tcon78]

Hello Chemists!

I would really appreciate some help/advice in the following problem.

I would like to use EDDHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDDHA) as an iron chelator in a biological experiment, however I am not able to find any manufacturers/suppliers.  Sigma can't/won't give me an answer as to why this is?!

I am however able to find EDDHA-Fe  (http://www.made-in-china.com/china-products/productviewYbsmUdWGgTkD/EDDHA-FE-6.html)

My question is am I able to generate EDDHA without Fe from EDDHA-FE?  Is it a complicated reaction?

Cheers
Tim


 

[AWK]

synthesis:
Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 5412-5421
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/inocaj/2003/42/i17/pdf/ic034333j.pdf
if you have permission for ACS journals.