m-PEG9-t-butyl ester linker contains a t-butyl ester. The t-butyl protected carboxyl group can be deprotected under acidic conditions to form free acid that can conjugate with amine-containing molecules. The PEG spacer increases the aqueous solubility of the resulting compound.
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