Chiral Polymers from Norbornenes Based on Renewable Chemical Feedstocks.

Optically active polymers are of great interest as materials for dense enantioselective membranes, as well as chiral stationary phases for gas and liquid chromatography. Combining the versatility of norbornene chemistry and the advantages of chiral natural terpenes in one molecule will open up a facile route toward the synthesis of diverse optically active polymers. Herein, we prepared a set of new chiral monomers from -5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride and chiral alcohols of various natures.