Synthesis, crystallographic and spectral studies of homochiral cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of a new terpyridylaminoacid ligand

A series of homochiral Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes based on a chiral terpyridylaminoacid ligand was synthesized and fully characterized. Intriguingly, those chiral mononuclear and dinuclear complexes whose chirality originates from the homochiral ligands further self-assemble into higher-dimensional homochiral supramolecular frameworks through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding and π⋯π interactions.690