Methacryloyl‐L‐valine methyl ester (MAVM) and maleic anhydride (MAn) were photopolymerized without initiator in dioxane at 35°C. Copolymer having a 1:1 molar ratio of the monomers was obtained regardless of both molar ratio of monomers in the feed and polymerization time. The circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of the copolymer before and after hydrolysis showed the induction of asymmetric centers into the polymer main chain. Spectroscopic and kinetic studies suggested the alternating and stereoregular copolymerization of MAVM and MAn, in which a charge transfer complex with a 1:1 molar ratio of monomers participated.