Trifluoroacetic acid → Trifluoroacetic acid

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The multi-arm acrylic acid star polymer was synthesized and reported in FIG. 4. For example, the tert-butyl acrylate star polymer from Example 2 (2.50 g, 19.5 mmol) was dissolved in 200 mL of dichloromethane, and 75 mL of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA, 975 mmol) was then added. The mixture was stirred vigorously until the generation of white precipitate ceased. The precipitate was filtered and washed with dichloromethane and diethyl ether, and then dried under reduced pressure overnight. Treatment of the poly(tert-butyl acrylate) star polymers of different molecular weights with TFA acid in dichloromethane yielded the corresponding acid star polymers. The molecular structures and weights of the resulting polymers (FIG. 4) were determined by 1H-NMR and SEC (see Example 7), respectively. 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ=4.66 (q, 8H), 4.30 (q, 4H), 4.14 (q, 8H), 2.25 (brs), 1.86 (brs), 1.65-1.27 (brs, overlap), 1.30 (t, 12H). In this example, n may range from 2 to 500, but is typically between about 2 and 30.

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