Chiral helical polymer materials derived from achiral monomers and their chiral applications
Yingjie Zhang, Jianping Deng
Abstract
Helix-sense-selective polymerization (HSSP) of achiral monomers and chiral post-induction of racemic helical polymers provide two alternative approaches for constructing chiral helical polymer materials.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerMonomerPolymerizationHelix (gastropod)Materials sciencePolymer chemistryChirality (physics)ChemistryPhysicsChiral symmetryComposite materialQuarkBiologySnailQuantum mechanicsNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelEcologySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsAxial and Atropisomeric Chirality SynthesisPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry