Fig. 7

a Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol-co-styrene) through radical copolymerization of VBpin and styrene followed by oxidation and comparison with the synthesis using VOAc as the vinyl alcohol precursor monomer. b IR- and c 1H NMR-based analysis of the transformation of boron pendants into hydroxy groups (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [49]. Copyright 2021 Royal Society of Chemistry)