Definition
Asymmetric polymerization is a polymerization reaction leading to an optically active polymer which has chiral features that are introduced by the influence of one or more chiral components involved in the reaction system.
Introduction
In asymmetric polymerization, a polymerization reaction affords an optically active polymer whose chiral features are introduced through the reaction by the influence of one or more chiral components involved in the reaction system [1–8]. The introduced chirality arises from conformation of the main chain or configuration of the main or side chain. Asymmetric polymerization can be classified to the following three major categories: (1) “asymmetric chirogenic polymerization” [asymmetric synthesis polymerization], (2) “asymmetric helix-chirogenic polymerization” [helix-sense-selective polymerization], and (3) “asymmetric enantiomer-differentiating polymerization” [enantiomer-selective...
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Nakano, T. (2013). Asymmetric Polymerization. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_173-1
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