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Lactide is the
lactone cyclic ester derived by
multiple esterification between two (usually) or more
molecules from
lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid)...
- (hence its name). It can also be
prepared by ring-opening
polymerization of
lactide [–C(CH 3)HC(=O)O–] 2, the
cyclic dimer of the
basic repeating unit. Often...
- corn and
converted to
lactide, the
cyclic dimer ester of
lactic acid
using an efficient, tin-catalyzed cyclization. The L,L-
lactide enantiomer is isolated...
- designation, and
since the name "
lactide" isn't
applicable because then the
archetypal lactide would not be a
lactide, we
therefore suggest the name "lactone"...
- a linear,
aliphatic polyester as a product.
Depending on the
ratio of
lactide to
glycolide used for the polymerization,
different forms of PLGA can be...
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toughness without sacrificing optical clarity, and the
copolymer poly(L-
lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) has
shown shape memory behavior depending on the concentration...
- can be
dehydrated to the
cyclic molecule lactide, a lactone. A
variety of
catalysts can
polymerise lactide to
either heterotactic or
syndiotactic polylactide...
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saturated and unsaturated. Ring-opening
polymerization of
lactones and
lactides is also
applied on the
industrial scale.
Numerous other reactions have...
- an
ester of
fatty acids and
glycerol Lactone, a
cyclic carboxylic ester Lactide, a type of
lactone ester Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a
lactone ester, an...
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molecules of
lactic acid can be
dehydrated to the
lactone lactide. In the
presence of
catalysts lactide polymerize to
either atactic or
syndiotactic polylactide...
