Discrete metallosupramolecular architectures with amino acids

Amino acids provide a convenient, economical, and non-toxic route for the synthesis of chiral metallosupramolecular architectures, including coordination cages and metal–organic cages, metallocycles, and metallocatenanes. In this review, we collate recent works on supramolecular coordination complexes assembled with amino acid derivatives, while highlighting the role of the amino acid on the chirality, coordination chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry of these complexes.