CAS 4511-42-6 L-(-)-Lactide - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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L-(-)-Lactide

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Catalog Number

ACM4511426-1

CAS Number

4511-42-6

Product Name

L-(-)-Lactide

Category

Monomers; Polymers

IUPAC Name

(3S,6S)-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione

Molecular Weight

144.12g/mol

Molecular Formula

C6H8O4

Canonical SMILES

CC1C(=O)OC(C(=O)O1)C

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H8O4/c1-3-5(7)10-4(2)6(8)9-3/h3-4H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m0/s1

InChI Key

JJTUDXZGHPGLLC-IMJSIDKUSA-N

Application

L-(-)-Lactide, a white crystalline compound known as (3S)-cis-3,6-Dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione, serves a pivotal role in diverse industrial applications. As a cyclic lactone derived from lactic acid, it functions as a vital monomer for synthesizing polylactic acid (PLA), a biodegradable thermoplastic widely used in manufacturing and the pharmaceutical industry. In pharmaceutical applications, L-(-)-Lactide contributes to the creation of optically active terpyridine containing poly(L-lactide)s, and can also modify or develop drug carriers, underlining its fundamental importance in developing sustainable and flexible solutions in these fields.

Complexity

155

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

224-832-0;608-832-1

Exact Mass

144.042259g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass

144.042259g/mol

Rotatable Bond Count