2-aminoethylphosphonic acid

2-Aminoethylphosphonic acid (CAS 2041-14-7), also known as ciliatine, is a naturally occurring phosphonic acid derivative used industrially as a chelating and sequestering agent.

Where is 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid used?

• Water treatment: scale inhibitor and metal sequestrant
• Industrial cooling and process water: prevents calcium and magnesium deposits
• Agricultural formulations: stabilizing additive that protects active ingredients from metal-catalyzed degradation
• Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical research: reference compound or synthetic building block for phosphonate-containing active molecules
• Industrial cleaning and process chemistry: chelating agent that helps prevent oxidative degradation triggered by free metal ions
• It binds divalent and trivalent metal ions, allowing formulators to control trace metal activity in complex systems.

Commercial specifications

• Technical and research grades, purity typically 97% to 99%+
• Packaging from small laboratory quantities to bulk industrial orders