title: Ranelic acid
text: # Ranelic acid
  
  Ranelic acid is an organic acid capable of chelating metal cations.
  
  It forms the ranelate ion, $C_{12}H_6N_2O_8S^{4−}.$ Strontium ranelate, the strontium salt of ranelic acid, is a drug used to treat osteoporosis and increase bone mineral density (BMD).
  
  