Helicity Induction and Memory of Syndiotactic Poly(methyl methacrylate) Assisted by Optically Active Additives and Solvents and Chiral Amplification of Helicity

Abstract

Abstract Syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (st-PMMA) was found to fold into a preferred-handed helix with amplification of helicity assisted by chiral additives and solvents and further encapsulated fullerenes within its helical cavity whose helicity was memorized after removal of the chiral molecules.