Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide (EDDI) is a water-soluble

salt Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quant ...

derived from

ethylenediamine Ethylenediamine (abbreviated as en when a ligand) is the organic compound with the formula C2H4(NH2)2. This colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor is a basic amine. It is a widely used building block in chemical synthesis, with approximately ...

and

hydroiodic acid Hydroiodic acid (or hydriodic acid) is an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide (HI). It is a strong acid, one that is ionized completely in an aqueous solution. It is colorless. Concentrated solutions are usually 48% to 57% HI. Reactions Hy ...

. It is a colorless to light yellow crystalline powder. The salt consists of the ethylenediammonium di

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C₂H₄(NH₃)₂²⁺ and

iodide An iodide ion is the ion I−. Compounds with iodine in formal oxidation state −1 are called iodides. In everyday life, iodide is most commonly encountered as a component of iodized salt, which many governments mandate. Worldwide, iodine de ...

anions.

Application

EDDI is used as an additive in

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and cattle feed with high

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. Used to prevent iodine deficiency, this salt is one of the major uses of the element iodine.Lyday, Phyllis A. "Iodine and Iodine Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Vol. A14 pp. 382–390. The United States

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suggests a limit of intake to 50 mg/head/day. Although EDDI is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) only as a nutrient source of iodine, administration of EDDI also has preventative effects on foot rot in cattle.{{cite journal , vauthors=Berg JN, Maas JP, Paterson JA, Krause GF, Davis LE , title=Efficacy of ethylenediamine dihydriodide as an agent to prevent experimentally induced bovine foot rot , journal=Am. J. Vet. Res. , volume=45 , issue=6 , pages=1073–8 , year=1984 , pmid=6146277 Other iodine supplements for animal feed include calcium iodate (most stable) and

potassium iodide Potassium iodide is a chemical compound, medication, and dietary supplement. It is a medication used for treating hyperthyroidism, in radiation emergencies, and for protecting the thyroid gland when certain types of radiopharmaceuticals are u ...

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Diamines Food additives Iodides

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