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Polymerization
in which a tactic polymer
is formed. However, polymerization
in which stereoisomerism
present in the monomer
is merely retained in the polymer
is not to be regarded as stereospecific
. For example, the polymerization
of a chiral
monomer
, e.g. d-propylene oxide (d-methyloxirane), with retention of configuration
is not considered to be a stereospecific reaction; however, selective polymerization
, with retention, of one of the enantiomers
present in a mixture of d- and l-propylene oxide molecules is so classified.