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Helix-sense controlled polymerization of a single phenyl isocyanide enantiomer leading to diastereomeric helical polyisocyanides with opposite helix-sense and cholesteric liquid crystals with opposite twist-sense
Kajitani, Takashi,Okoshi, Kento,Sakurai, Shin-Ichiro,Kumaki, Jiro,Yashima, Eiji
, p. 708 - 709 (2007/10/03)
We report the unprecedented helix-sense controlled polymerization of enantiomerically pure phenyl isocyanides bearing an l- or d-alanine pendant with a long alkyl chain. The polymerization with an achiral nickel catalyst diastereoselectively proceeds, res
