Bg. Belenkaya et al., CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURES OF GLYCOLIDE AND LACTIDE - ASSOCIATION THROUGH CH-CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-O HYDROGEN-BONDS, Crystallography reports, 42(3), 1997, pp. 403-406
The X-ray crystal structures of glycolide (1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione) and
L(-)- and DL-lactide (3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione) are reported
. The geometric parameters of the molecules which have flattened boat
conformations, were determined. Short intermolecular H...O distances 2
.3-2.4 Angstrom between the methylene and carbonyl groups are consider
ed as hydrogen bonds. This interpretation is supported by spectroscopi
c data and quantum-chemical calculations.