Abstract
A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of carboxymethylated polyethylene glycol (CM-PEG) by the oxidation of the corresponding monomethoxy polyethylene glycol (mPEG) with catalytic amounts of TEMPO and hypobromide as a regenerating oxidant and water as solvent was developed.
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