Table 1. Fundamental Characterizations of ME-Cis and ME-Trans Polymers.
| GPC characterization |
NMR characterization |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| polymer | Đa | DPb (GPC) | DP (NMR) | subunit compositionc-NMR (cationic: hydrophobic) |
| ME-cis:TM | N/A | N/A | 18 | 14 ME-cis:4 TM |
| ME-trans:TM | 1.13 | 23 | 19 | 15 ME-trans:4 TM |
| ME-cis:DMCH | 1.19 | 15 | 19 | 15 ME-cis:4 DMCH |
| ME-trans:DMCH | 1.14 | 14 | 22 | 17 ME-trans:5 DMCH |
a
Dispersity (Đ), calculated by dividing the weight-averaged molecular weight by number-averaged molecular weight.
b
Degree of polymerization, the average number of repeat units in the polymer chains.
c
The average number of each subunit in the polymer chains.