and succinic acid disodium salt
were purchased from Nacalai Tesque (Kyoto, Japan). 1,8-Naphthalic
anhydride, 3-nitro-1,8-naphthalic anhydride, iodomethane, and methoxypolyethylene
glycol amine 750 were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Japan (Tokyo, Japan).
4-Bromo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride, naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic
dianhydride, and sodium methoxide were purchased from Tokyo Chemical
Industries (Tokyo, Japan). Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate and sodium
polyacrylate (DP: 22,000–70,000) were purchased from Wako Pure
Chemical Industries (Osaka, Japan). Other reagents were of commercial
grade and used without further purification.