Polymethacrylates with anthryl and carbazolyl groups prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was copolymerized with 9-anthrylmethyl methacrylate (AMA) or 2-(9-carbazolyl)ethyl methacrylate (CMA) under controlled atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) conditions. It yielded well-defined luminescent copolymers, which emitted light with various wavelengths and intensities depending on their compositions.