An organic compound with two amine groups connected by an ethylene bridge, widely used as a chelating agent in chemistry and medicine.
From ethylene + diamine (two amine groups); named for its structure of ethylene with two attached amine groups.
Ethylenediamine is called a 'chelating agent' because it wraps around toxic metal ions like a claw—it's used to treat heavy metal poisoning and is essential in medical chelation therapy, showing how chemistry literally saves lives.
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