1-Dodecanol → Poliglecaprone

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A flame dried, 250 ml, round bottom, single neck flask is charged with 90 g (0.789 mole) of ε-caprolactone, 10 g (0.0862 mole) of glycolide, 7.96 ml (40 millimole/mole of total monomer) of distilled 1-dodecanol, and 0.121 ml of stannous octoate (0.33 molar solution in toluene). The reaction flask is purged with nitrogen three times before venting with nitrogen. The reaction mixture is heated to 180° C. and maintained there for 4.5 hours. The copolymer is isolated, characterized, and tested for absorption. The results are reported in Table 1.

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