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HRID 861176Generated: October 30, 2026

epsilon-CAPROLACTONE → Poliglecaprone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantepsilon-CAPROLACTONEHCID 10401—
ReactantGlycolideHCID 65432—
Solvent1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanolHCID 13529—
ProductPoliglecaproneHCID 65431—

Reaction Steps

The procedure described in Example 1 is substantially reproduced by reacting 91.3 gm (0.8 mole) of ε-caprolactone with 139.3 gm (1.2 mole) of glycolide. A weight loss of 1.1% is observed upon devolatilization. The I.V. of the copolymer is 1.83 dl/g in HFIP and the mole ratio of PCL/PGA is found to be 38.7/61.3 by NMR.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05713920
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-14958341db244c20a857265e60f8163f
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02