acetic acid, 2-aminoterephthalic acid, toluene, chlorodimethylsilane,
10-undecenyl 2-bromoisobutyrate (95%), Karstedt’s catalyst
in xylene (99%), anisole, ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate, lauryl methacrylate
(LMA, 98%), CuI, CuBr, and N,N,N′,N′,N″-PMDETA
(99%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, Germany. Naphthalene (Nap),
fluorine (Flu), acenaphthylene (Ace), anthracene (Ant), phenanthrene
(Phe), and pyrene (Pyr) were purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany).
CuBr (98%) was agitated in glacial acetic acid for 12 h before being
filtered and washed with ethanol, followed by drying under vacuum.
The purified CuBr powder was stored in a desiccator. LMA was dissolved
in tetrahydrofuran (THF); then, it was passed through a silica gel
column to eliminate the inhibitor, and then, THF was removed under
high vacuum.