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📅 MIT Science Bowl Invitational 2020🎓 HS🔄 Round 10#️⃣ Question 15 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

Researchers in the Johnson group at MIT are creating biodegradable polymers to be used in drug delivery. One method that they have discovered involves the introduction of a silyl ether group, which is also often used to protect alcohol groups. Which of the following reagents would not be suitable for removing a silyl ether group?

W) OH-
X) H3O+
Y) TBAF
Z) HF
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