Recent Researches on Construction of Artificial Helical Polymers Practical Molecular Design Methodology by the Factors for Inducing and Maintaining Helical Structures on the Basis of Classification of Main Chain Skeletons

Recently, demand of high-functionality for artificial polymers increases more and more in the various fields of materials such as optics-photonics and electronics. Especially, development of synthetic processes for the polymers having clear helical structure attracts large interests from the viewpoint of not only for creation of novel functionality and functional materials but also for elucidation of fine functionality displayed by helical biopolymers. In this review, recent research development and trend of artificial helical polymers and supramolecules are categorized and discussed focusing the relation between the fundamental molecular structure and capability of achieving induced/fixed helical conformation.