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remained unchanged, suggesting its stability at room temper-
ature even in the presence of this strong nucleophile.
Innovacion de Colombia (colciencias) for funding provided
through the scholarship Colciencias-Fulbright 2013. The
authors acknowledge additional support and Facilities of the
NSF-Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on pol-
ymers at UMass Amherst (NSF-DMR-0820506).
Incorporation of Polymeric Sulfothetins into Hydrogels
The regiospecific nucleophilic dealkylation of polymer 11 by
thiolates in water presents an opportunity to prepare a wide
variety of functional materials by post-polymerization
modification.
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