In summary, N-alkoxyamine initiator 2 containing a fluorescent end-label was prepared. This modified Nalkoxyamine proved to be effective in the polymerization of both styrene and tert-butyl acrylate.
A diblock copolymer prepared using this fluorescent initiator self assembled to form structures that were clearly visible by fluorescence microscopy, demonstrating the utility of this
end-labeled fluorescent tag.