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Processes for the isolation of a telechelic isobutylene polymer in a non-aqueous system to prevent the generation of waste water having a solvent dissolved therein and processes for the preparation of a telechelic isobutylene polymer having more advantageous unsaturated groups. A process for the isolation of an isobutylene polymer includes a cationic polymerization reaction in a non-aqueous system in the presence of a catalyst MX.sub.n wherein M represents a metallic atom and X may be the same or different and represents a halogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group. The process comprises conducting the cationic polymerization reaction, conducting a ligand exchange reaction of said catalyst, and then removing a component containing M. Another process for the isolation includes a cationic polymerization in a non-aqueous system in the presence of the catalyst, the process comprises producing a telechelic isobutylene polymer and at the same time removing the catalyst with an adsorption material capable of adsorbing an acid. Another process for the isolation comprises conducting a cationic polymerization reaction in a non-aqueous system in the presence of the catalyst; adding a compound represented by the general formula Q(OR).sub.m where Q is a metallic atom and R is hydrogen or a monovalent organic group to effect the dehydrochlorination reaction at the ends of the polymer and the ligand exchange reaction of the catalyst so as to produce a telechelic isobutylene polymer having an unsaturated group; and removing a component containing M.

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