A tetranuclear Cu(I) double-stranded helicate was synthesized from ketimine-bridged tris(bipyridine) ligands and Cu(I) ions, and the racemate was successfully resolved by diastereomeric salt formation using an optically pure phosphate anion followed by anion exchange with NaPF(6) without racemization.

A facile method for synthesizing diverse optically active polymers with different backbone structures was developed by the polymerization of an optically active aromatic azide bearing an acetylene unit with a rhodium catalyst followed by the click reaction of the pendant azides or by the click polymerization of the monomer.

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