Stereospecific polymerization and chiral initiation,chiral crystallization and chiral nucleation

Helical macromolecules which are configurationally and conformationally specific can now be synthesized. Monomer structures must be selected that demand spacial restriction for monomer addition. High specificity of monomer addition during polymerization has parallels in crystallization of some inorganic salts from aqueous solution. Initiation of highly specific polymerizations with chiral initiators give helical polymers with substantial one-handedness. Nucleation of certain inorganic salts with chiral nucleating agents, the enantiomers of the salts produce enantiomerically pure chiral salts.