S,S)-Ethylenediamine-N,N'-di-2-propanoic acid hydrochloride, (S,S)-H 2 eddp·HCl, was prepared and its crystal structure determined. The compound was characterized by infrared and 1 H-and 13 C-NMR spectroscopy. It forms P1 in the space group of a triclinic crystal system with a = 5.3902(2) Å, b = 5.8967(2) Å, c = 10.3319(2) Å, α = 99.625(2)°, β = 91.645(2)°, γ = = 109.995(2)° and Z = 1.