Influence of chiral ligands on the gel formation of a Mg(ii) coordination polymer

Abstract

The self-assembly of Mg²⁺ ions and N-(7-hydroxyl-4-methyl-8-coumarinyl)-alanine furnished mesoscale assembled structures as microfibres comprising well-aligned nanofibres or a randomly cross-linked gel network depending on the pH of the solution and the chirality of the ligand used. Formation of a diastereomer during complexation is responsible for this behavior.