Abstract: What is disclosed are novel metal chelating agents which are bonded to inorganic substrates to immobilize them. An example of such a metal chelating agent is (CH.sub.3 O).sub.3 Si(CH.sub.2).sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH).sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 Si(OCH.sub.3). An example of an inorganic substrate is a silica gel.