https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03436
Cyclic ![Not defined](/img/inline/L03436.png)
esters
derived by multiple esterification between two (usually) or more molecules of lactic acid or other hydroxy carboxylic acids
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They are designated as dilactides, trilactides, etc. according to the number of hydroxy acid residues, e.g. a dilactide (a 1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione): ![Not defined](/img/inline/L03436.png)