Deprotection method of protected polymer

Abstract

Provided is a method of deprotecting a protected polymer, the method being capable of, in the deprotection reaction of a polymer comprising a unit structure having a phenolic hydroxyl group protected with an acyl group, deacylating the polymer in a short period of time while maintaining the other structure, and being capable of taking out the deacylated polymer while highly suppressing contamination of the deacylated polymer with a substance other than the polymer taking part in the reaction. More specifically, provided is a method of deprotecting a protected polymer comprising at least a step of dissolving in an organic solvent the protected polymer comprising at least a unit structure having a phenolic hydroxyl group protected with an acyl group and a deprotecting reagent selected from primary or secondary amine compounds each having a ClogP value of 1.00 or less with the proviso that in the secondary amine compound, neither of the two carbon atoms coupled to the nitrogen atom of the amino group is tertiary. The primary or secondary amine compounds are each represented preferably by HNR12-nR2n (1).

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