How to remove the end group (trithiocarbonates) in block copolymer synthesized by RAFT polymerization?

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Bernhard V.K.J. Schmidt

There are several options:

I would refer you to the following review DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00340A

or these papers:

DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01894 (light mediated, H-atom attached)

DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01580G (radical mediated, OH-group attached)

DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00273A (radical mediated, OH-group attached)

Sanjeevi Prasath

Thanks Dr. Bernhard.