Table 1. Visible light-initiated LRP of acrylates and acrylamides using I as both initiator and mediator at ambient temperature ^a .

Entry	Monomer (equiv.)	Condition b	t (h)	Conv. c (%)	M n,th d	M n,GPC e	M w/M n e
1	MA (600)	Xe lamp	92	74	38 700	38 900	1.14
2	MA (600)	CFL	72	67	35 300	37 300	1.09
3	nBA (600)	Xe lamp	72	81	62 900	64 200	1.23
4	nBA (600)	CFL	72	88	68 300	71 700	1.23
5	tBA (600)	Xe lamp	24	73	56 800	55 000	1.11
6	tBA (600)	CFL	24	73	56 800	57 900	1.15
7 f	tBA (600)	Dark	36	0	—	—	—
8 f	DMA (600)	Dark	48	0	—	—	—
9	DMA (600)	Xe lamp	12	76	45 800	41 200	1.16
10	DMA (600)	CFL	12	79	47 600	43 100	1.16
11	DEA (600)	Xe lamp	4	71	54 100	57 200	1.22
12	DEA (600)	CFL	4	70	54 800	55 900	1.19
13	DEA (600)	Sunlight	4	42	32 400	35 600	1.23
14	AMO (200)	Xe lamp	12	84	24 400	20 700	1.12
15	AMO (200)	CFL	12	88	25 400	21 100	1.13

^a[M]₀ = 1.0 M in benzene-d ₆.

^bA 500 W Xe lamp was used as the light source with a 420–780 nm filter, and the light intensity was 3 mW cm^–2; a household CFL (compact fluorescent lamp, 27 W) was used as the light source, the light intensity was 3–5 mW cm^–2 at the sample position; sunlight was used as the light source, and the sample was placed in a water bath at ambient temperature.

^cThe monomer conversion was determined based on the ¹H NMR spectra.

^d M _n,th = M _{w( I )} + M _w(Monomer) × ratio × conv. (%), where ratio refers to the ratio of monomer to I.

^eDetermined using gel permeation chromatography in DMF, calibrated against poly(methyl methacrylate) standards.

^fSample was protected from light with aluminum foil.