“…Dilute solution properties (chain dimensions and intrinsic viscosity) of poly(methacrylates) have been investigated experimentally 13–18. These reports have looked at the dilute solution properties of a series of n ‐alkyl methacrylate homopolymers, such as the methyl, ethyl, butyl, hexyl, 2‐ethylbutyl, octyl, and lauryl structures, wherein the relationship between intrinsic viscosity, mean‐squared end‐to‐end distance, and molecular weight has been obtained by the use of light‐scattering and viscosity measurement techniques in good solvents as well as in various ideal (theta) solvents.…”