Helical polymer self-assembly and chiral nanostructure formation

RA Scanga, JF Reuther - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the pioneering efforts of Nolte, Okamoto and Green, the field of chiral helical polymers
has made significant inroads. Here, we review recent advances made in the design …

Chiral helical polymer materials derived from achiral monomers and their chiral applications

Y Zhang, J Deng - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chiral helical polymer materials (CHPMs) have attracted extensive attention due to their
intriguing chiroptical properties and application potential. So far remarkable progress has …

Stereocomplexation of stereoregular aliphatic polyesters: change from amorphous to semicrystalline polymers with single stereocenter inversion

Y Popowski, Y Lu, GW Coates… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Stereocomplexation is a useful strategy for the enhancement of polymer properties by the co-
crystallization of polymer strands with opposed chirality. Yet, with the exception of PLA …

Polyfluorene-block-poly(phenyl isocyanide) Copolymers: One-Pot Synthesis, Helical Assembly, and Circularly Polarized Luminescence

H Zou, W Liu, C Wang, L Zhou, N Liu, ZQ Wu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Optically active π-conjugated block copolymers are of considerable significance and
interest, but their controlled synthesis and helical self-assembly remain challenging. In this …

Controlled Synthesis, Chiral Assembly, and Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Poly(Phenyl Isocyanide)‐Block‐Polyfluorene Copolymers

H Zou, SS Han, GQ Li, L Zhou, N Liu… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, π‐conjugated block copolymers consisting of poly (phenyl isocyanide)(PPI) and
polyfluorene (PF) segments are facilely prepared by one‐pot sequential polymerization of …

Chiral Nanostructures from Artificial Helical Polymers: Recent Advances in Synthesis, Regulation, and Functions

Y Qiu, X Wei, JWY Lam, Z Qiu, BZ Tang - ACS nano, 2025 - ACS Publications
Helical structures such as right-handed double helix for DNA and left-handed α-helix for
proteins in biological systems are inherently chiral. Importantly, chirality at the nanoscopic …

Helical polymerisation using a polymer network derived from a blue phase as a template for chirality transfer

A Yoshizawa, T Kagami, K Kato, K Abe, K Hamada… - Liquid …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We prepared a blue phase (BP) liquid crystal mixture consisting of a T-shaped nematic
liquid crystal, a chiral dopant, a reacting monomer mixture and a photo-initiator. It exhibited a …

Self-assembled chiral materials from achiral components or racemates

B Chang, X Li, T Sun - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The emergence of chirality effect at extended scales of self-assembled systems from achiral
or racemic precursors has long been a matter of curiosity for scientists, because the …

Helix-sense-specific and enantiomer-specific living polymerizations of phenyl isocyanides using chiral palladium (II) catalysts

L Xu, L Yang, Z Guo, N Liu, YY Zhu, Z Li… - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Controlled synthesis of a single-handed helical polymer from an achiral monomer is still a
great challenge. In this work, we report two chiral Pd (II) catalysts bearing commercially …

Chiral particles consisting of helical polylactide and helical substituted polyacetylene: preparation and synergistic effects in enantio-differentiating release

J Liang, J Deng - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
The present work reports on the synthesis of chiral particles consisting of helical polylactide
(PLA) and helical substituted polyacetylene, aiming to investigate the chiral synergetic …