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Write chemical reaction to prepare the Dextron polymer:
Dextron
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{..}\ce{OH} \phantom{.............}\ce{OH}\phantom{...........}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{................}|\phantom{...........}\\
\ce{\text{n}CH3\underset{\text{Lactic acid}}{-CH-}COOH + \text{n}\underset{\text{Glycolic acid}}{CH2-COOH}->[-H2O]}\end{array}\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...............}\ce{O}\phantom{............}\ce{O}\phantom{...........}\\
\phantom{...............}||\phantom{............}||\phantom{...........}\\
\ce{[-O-CH-C-O-CH2-C-O-]\text{n}}\\
|\phantom{...................}\\
\ce{\underset{\phantom{.......................................}\text{Dextron}}{CH3}\phantom{................}}
\end{array}\]
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