MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analyses revealed the oxidation of thiol-containing polymer chain-ends during sample preparation using THF as solvent. In these conditions, the extent of oxidation was hardly reproducible, and led to various types of oxidized compounds. Preparing the samples at the last minute using commercial THF stabilized with an antioxidant led to more reproducible results, with the least oxidation.
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