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Science 8 June 1979:
Vol. 204. no. 4397, pp. 1081 - 1082
DOI: 10.1126/science.36659
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Science, Vol 204, Issue 4397, 1081-1082
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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N-formyliminodiacetic acid, a new compound from the reaction of nitrilotriacetic acid and chlorine

RJ Spanggord and CA Tyson

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.




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