Title
Optically Active Conjugated Polymers Prepared from Achiral Monomers by Polycondensation in a Chiral Nematic Solvent*
Author
Hiromasa Goto, Kazuo Akagi
Year
2005
Journal
Angewandte Chemie
Abstract
A chiral polymer resulted from the polycondensation of an achiral monomer in a chiral nematic liquid crystal (N * -LC) as an inert solvent. As an explanation for the chirality of the polymer, the asymmetry produced by the chiral medium during polymerization is suggested.
Instrument
J-720
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Polymers, Thermal stability, Aggregation, Stereochemistry