Synthesis of poly(lactic acid) by direct polycondensation of lactic acid using 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylchloroformamidinium chloride, and N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide as condensing agents

Polymer Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 421-423

  Akutsu, Fumihiko ^a   Inoki, Mari ^a   Uei, Hiroshi ^a   Sueyoshi, Masatomo ^a   Kasashima, Yoshio ^a   Naruchi, Kiyoshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki ^b   Sunahara, Mitsutoshi ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Musashino Chemical Laboratory Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Condensing Agent; Direct Polycondensation; N,N Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYCONDENSATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYLACTIC ACID;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031675095     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.30.421     Document Type: Article

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