weights and dispersities were determined using an Agilent 1260 Infinity
GPC system equipped with both refractive index and UV–vis detectors.
Two Agilent PL gel 5 μm Mixed-C columns and a guard column were
connected in series and maintained at 60 °C. HPLC-grade DMF containing
10 mM LiBr was used as eluent and the flow rate was set at 1.0 mL
min–1, with DMSO used as a flow-rate marker. The
refractive index detector was used for calculation of molecular weights
and dispersities by calibration using a series of ten near-monodisperse
poly(methyl methacrylate) standards (with Mn values ranging from 625 to 618 000 g mol–1; see
were obtained simultaneously by detection at a fixed wavelength of
309 nm, which corresponds to the absorption maximum for the dithiobenzoate
RAFT end-groups.