Synthesis of Functional Polymers

tert-Butyl acrylate (TBA, 99%), cupric bromide (CuBr₂, 99.9%), tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TPMA, 98%), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF, 99.8%), methanol (MeOH, 99.9%), butyl methacrylate (BMA, 99%), cupric chloride (CuCl₂, 98%), pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA, 98%), anisole (99%), stannous octoate (95%), tetrahydrofuran (THF, 99.5%), dichloromethane (DCM, 99.5%), trifluoroacetic acid (TFA, 99.5%), methylparaben (99%), triethylamine (99.5%), 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide (98%), 4-phenylphenol (99%), 2-naphthol (99%), 1,8-naphthalic anhydride (99%), ethanolamine (99%), ethanol (99.9%), and 1-hydroxypyrene (98%) were purchased from commercial sources without further purification unless otherwise stated. All the purchased monomers were purified by passing through a column of basic alumina to remove inhibitors. For flash column chromatography, silica gel with 200–300 mesh was used.