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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Aug 11;132(31):10920–10934. doi: 10.1021/ja102670n

Table 1. Naming conventions for segmers and polymers.

Symbol Definition
L L-Lactic unit (S configuration)
LR D-Lactic unit (R configuration)
Lrac rac-Lactic unit
Ld,rac α-d-rac-Lactic unit
G Glycolic unit
Gd2 α-d,d-Glycolic unit
Bn Benzyl protecting group
SiR3 Silyl protecting group