Chiral coordination polymers constructed from mandelic acid have shown promise in enantioselective recognition and sensing, whereas its methoxy-protected derivative, α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid, is rarely used as a ligand in coordination polymers. In this study, mandelic acid, 3,5-difluoromandelic acid, and α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid were combined with divalent transition metals and bridging dipyridyl co-ligands to obtain a series of six 1D coordination polymers. The coordination polymers of mandelate and 3,5-difluoromandelate possessed densely packed structures stabilised by hydrogen bonding. In contrast, the use of (R)-α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid gave rise to zig-zag chains with significant solvent-accessible void space.

由扁桃酸构建的手性配位聚合物在对映选择性识别和传感方面显示出前景，而其甲氧基保护衍生物α-甲氧基苯基乙酸很少用作配位聚合物中的配体。在这项研究中，扁桃酸、3,5-二氟扁桃酸和α-甲氧基苯乙酸与二价过渡金属和桥连二吡啶基共配体结合，获得了一系列六种一维配位聚合物。扁桃酸和 3,5-二氟扁桃酸的配位聚合物具有通过氢键稳定的致密结构。相比之下，( R )-α-甲氧基苯基乙酸的使用产生了具有显着溶剂可及空隙空间的之字形链。