Concerning the stereochemistry of poly(lactide), PLA. Previous assignments are shown to be incorrect and a new assignment is proposed

Abstract

HETCOR NMR spectra reveal that previous assignments of the stereochemistry of poly(lactide) derived from rac and meso-lactide are incorrect; an alternative assignment is made at the tetrad level of resolution.

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