Table 3. Hydrolytic Degradation of Poly(1-co-MMA).

entry	F1b	base	solvent	final Mn,SEC [ĐM]c	% Mn changed
1	0	NaOH	H2O	77.1 [1.83]	0
2	0	NaOH	MeOH	76.7 [1.83]	0
3	0.16	NaOH	H2O	19.9 [1.72]	18
4	0.16	NaOH	MeOH	16.2 [2.72]	34
5	0.16	KOH	MeOH	12.1 [1.76]	50
6	0.33	NaOH	H2O	6.3 [2.31]	50
7	0.33	NaOH	MeOH	3.0 [1.67]	78
8	0.33	KOH	MeOH	1.3 [1.88]	90

^aDegradations were performed for 4 h at room temperature.

^bMolar fraction of 1 incorporated into poly(1-co-MMA).

^cNumber-average molar mass and dispersity (M_n,SEC, Đ_M), calculated by SEC relative to polystyrene standards in THF eluent, units given in kg mol^–1.

^dPercentage variation compared to the (co)-polymer original M_n,SEC.