Advances in Chiral Assembly of Achiral Substance Induced by Chiral Oligomer/Polymer

The chiral oligomers/polymers are usually used as the scaffolds or templates to induce the helicity/chirality of achiral substances, which has been one of the research hotspots in recent years. Compared to traditional methods, this method can not only avoid the use of expensive chiral reagents and complex synthetic routes, but also enrich the types of chiral substances, which has potential applications in bioscience, especially in the field of exploring the origin of chirality. In this review, we briefly introduce the historical development of chiral assembly of achiral substances induced by natural/synthetic chiral oligomers/polymers. Additionally, the advances in chiral assembly of achiral polymers and inorganic compounds induced by chiral oligomers/polymers scaffolds (templates) strategies are also discussed. The research focuses and development trends of this method are summarized in the end. With implications for biological helices and functions, further applications of chirality-responsive polymers based novel chiral materials as enantioselective catalysts and adsorbents will be an interesting and important challenge. In the future, oligomer/polymer scaffolds (templates) strategies will receive much more attention from scientists in the fields of photoelectric materials, chiral resolution, enantiomeric sensors and asymmetric polymerization.