Lactide
The ring-shaped monomer in the selected PLA route.
- Formula
- C6H8O4
- Functional group
- Cyclic diester
- Molar mass
- 144.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- cyclic lactide
Overview
Cyclic diester of lactic acid
The ring-shaped monomer in the selected PLA route.
The ring contains two lactic-acid-derived units. Ring opening links these units into a polyester chain without treating lactide and lactic acid as two simultaneous monomers.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C6H8O4
- Functional group
- Cyclic diester
- Molar mass
- 144.12 g/mol
- Also known as
- cyclic lactide
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC1OC(=O)C(C)OC1=O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H8O4/c1-3-5(7)10-4(2)6(8)9-3/h3-4H,1-2H3
- PubChem CID
- 7272
Data availability
Not published: Melting Point, Boiling Point, Density, Solubility.
Related compounds
- Esters
The ring-shaped monomer in the selected PLA route.
References
- Lactides: cyclic diesters of lactic acidNatureWorks
- Ingeo technology: sugars, lactic acid, lactide and PLANatureWorks
- PubChem: LactideNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Identity retrieved 2026-09-08; matched against the record's isomeric structure. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.