The present invention provides an iron chelating agent which can selectively chelate iron ions. The iron chelating agent of the present invention includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof
wherein, ring Z represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; R1 represents an alkylene group; R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a group having chelating ability; and the total coordination number of the groups represented by R2 and R3 is 1 or 2.
本发明提供了一种可选择性螯合
铁离子的
铁螯合剂。本发明的
铁螯合剂包括下式(1)所代表的化合物或其盐类
其中,环 Z 代表
芳香烃环或芳香杂环;R1 代表亚烷基;R2 和 R3 各自独立地代表氢原子、烃基或具有螯合能力的基团;R2 和 R3 所代表的基团的总配位数为 1 或 2。