title: Intense Chiral Optical Phenomena in Racemic Polymers by Cocrystallization With Chiral Guest Molecules: A Brief Overview.
abstract: This review is devoted to the chiral optical behavior of films of racemic polymers whose chirality is induced by cocrystallization with nonracemic (also temporary) guest molecules. We provide examples of macromolecular amplification of chirality, produced by molecular and supramolecular mechanisms, on industrially relevant polymers like poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide (PPO) and syndiotactic polystyrene (s-PS).
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, Università degli Studi Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, Università degli Studi Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerra
keywords: Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide; chiral optical behavior; polymer cocrystalline forms; racemic polymer host; syndiotactic polystyrene