“…Spontaneous alternating copolymerization, in which a nucleophilic monomer Mn and an electrophilic monomer Mg are mixed with each other to produce the key intermediate of "genetic zwitterion", +Mn-Me~, has been developed by us. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Mn monomers which have hitherto been explored are cyclic imino ethers2-10 (five-and six-membered), N-alkyliminotetrahydrofuran,11 cyclic amine,12 cyclic phosphonite, 13-15 and Schiff base, 16 and Me monomers are ß-propiolactone, cyclic anhydride of dibasic acid,4-16 sulfo-lactone (sultone) of 7hydroxypropanesulfonic acid,5•14 acrylic acid,6•10-13,16 acrylamide,7,13 hydroxyalkyl acrylates,8 and ethylenesulfonamide.9,15 Many new copolymerizations have been developed by the combinations of the above Mn and Me monomers. In addition, the alternating copolymerization of cyclic phosphonite with acrylates17 as well as the 1:1:1 alternating terpolymerization of cyclic phosphonite, acrylate, and carbon dioxide18 are known.…”