Table 1. Synthesis of Polymers.
| polymer | PAEMA | PEO–PAEMA |
| M:CTA:init. | 600:1:0.25 | 600:1:0.25 |
| reaction time (h) | 24 | 24 |
| conversion (%) | 72 | 76 |
| Mn (g/mol) | 71 750 (theoretical), 23 400 (AF4), 117 700a (NMR) | 81 500 (theoretical), 66 500 (AF4), 76 100 (NMR) |
| PDI | 1.4 | 3.0 |
A limited end-group solubility overestimates the molar mass in NMR.