average Mn 45,000 for sensitive chromatographic and analytical workflows requiring minimal baseline interference.
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Cited in 212 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a semi-crystalline linear resorbable aliphatic polyester that is composed of repeating units of hexanoate. It has good mechanical properties, miscibility, and biodegradability. PCL is a soft and hard-tissue compatible material that can be used in sutures and drug delivery systems.PCL can form a nanocomposite with graphene for the fabrication of biodegradable systems for bone tissue engineering.
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organoheterocyclic compounds |
| Klasse | Lactones |
| Subclass | Not available |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Lactones |
| Alternative Parents | Oxepanes Carboxylic acid esters Oxacyclic compounds Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Caprolactone - Oxepane - Lactone - Carboxylic acid ester - Oxacycle - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound |
| Beschreibung | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as lactones. These are cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring. |
| External Descriptors | a small molecule |
| Empfindlichkeit | light & Moisture sensitive |
|---|---|
| Flammpunkt (°C) | > 110°C |
| Schmelzpunkt (°C) | 60°C |
| Molekulargewicht | 114.140 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | 0.000 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 114.068 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 114.068 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 26.300 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 8 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 88.500 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
