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Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine is the organic compound with the formula N(CH2CH2NH2)3. This colourless liquid is soluble in water and is highly basic consisting of a tertiary amine center and three pendant primary amine groups. Abbreviated tren it is the archetypal tripodal ligand of interest in coordination chemistry.Tren is a C3-symmetric tetradentate chelating ligand that forms stable complexes with transition metals especially those in the 2+ and 3+ oxidation states.

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