The helix is the central structural motif in biological macromolecules, such as DNA and
proteins, and is also the ubiquitous object in nature from microscopic to macroscopic points …

In the family of optically active synthetic polymers, optically active polysilanes, which
comprise a helical main chain of silicon-silicon single bonds and chiral and/or achiral side …

Watanabe et al. have also successfully produced pyridinium and imidazolium salt-based ion
gels by in situ polymerization of vinyl monomers in ILs.[14, 21] The resulting materials …

Control of main-chain stiffness of a helical poly(phenylacetylene) by switching on and off the
intramolecular hydrogen bonding through macromolecular helicity inversion Control of main-chain …

Circularly polarized (CP) light may play key roles in the migration and delocalization of
photoexcited energy in optically active macroscopic aggregates of chiral chlorophylls …

Rodlike polymers with precisely defined architectures are ideal building blocks for self-
assembled structures leading to novel nanometer-scale devices. We found that the living …

To elucidate the factors involved in the chiroptical properties of polymer aggregates
composed of helical building blocks, a series of rigid rod helical poly [alkyl-(S)-2 …

This work reports the effect of stiffness and conformation of chain-like polymers on wrapping
behaviors around single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT). As a model of chain-like …

Chain-like optically active polysilanes comprise a helical main chain of Si Si single bonds
and chiral and/or achiral side groups. They exhibit unique absorption, circular dichroism …

A free radical initiated optically active vinyl polymer with memory of chirality after removal of
the inducing stereogenic center - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B212916G …