C–H⋯O (ether) hydrogen bonding along the (110) direction in polyglycolic acid studied by infrared spectroscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, quantum chemical calculations and natural bond orbital calculations

Harumi Sato, Mai Miyada, Shigeki Yamamoto, Kummetha Raghunatha Reddy, Yukihiro Ozaki

RSC Advances · 2016 · 54 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Polyglycolic acid (PGA), a biodegradable polyester with a simple molecular structure, shows an abnormally high melting point of 220 °C which is the highest among biopolyesters.

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