“…7 Due to their structural rigidity, simplicity, conjugated -systems, axial chirality, and chiroptical behaviors, many attempts have recently been reported to synthesize optically active polymers from the functionalized 1,1Ј-binaphthyls. A variety of chiral binaphthyl monomers such as 1,1Ј-bi-2-naphthol 8 and thereof derived dibromides, 9 diacetylenes 10 and diethylenes, 11 bis(oxazolines), 12 1,1Ј-binaphthyl-2,2Ј-diamine, 13 and 1,1Ј-binaphthalene-2,2Ј-dicarboxylic acid, 14 etc., have been synthesized. In our previous papers 15 2,2Ј-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenoxy)-1,1Ј-binaphthyl dianhydride was synthesized, and optically active aromatic poly(ether imide)s were obtained from this dianhydride.…”