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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem B. 2010 Dec 21;115(2):366–375. doi: 10.1021/jp1083357

Table 1.

Characterization of the Random Copolymers with Dansyl End Groups

Polymer	f_methyl^[a]	DP^[a]	M_n^[a] (kDa)	ε^[b] (M⁻¹cm⁻¹)	λ_max^[b] (nm)		HC₅₀

					Abs.	Em.	(μM, μg/mL)
1	0.56	20	2.6	4700	334	508	36, 94
2	0.57	19	2.7	4400	336	512	230, 620
3	0.56	22	4.2	4600	339	511	>480, >2000

^[a]

Mole fraction of methyl repeat units (f_methyl), number average degree of polymerization (DP) and molecular weight (M_n) determined by peak integration analysis of the ^lH NMR spectra in methanol-d₄.

^[b]

Molar extinction coefficient, ε, at the wavelength of maximum absorbance, Abs. λ_mas, and wavelength of maximum fluorescence emission intensity, Em. λ_max, recorded in methanol