By selective chemical reactions we mean reactions of {HEAD ~ a compound} or {TAIL ~ polymer} containing two different functional groups with a reagent which reacts only or predominantly with one of the said functional groups, leaving the other functional group free to take part in a subsequent chemical reaction 
By selective chemical reactions we mean reactions of { HEAD ~ a compound } or { TAIL ~ polymer } containing two different functional groups with a reagent which reacts only or predominantly with one of the said functional groups , leaving the other functional group free to take part in a subsequent chemical reaction
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