The incorporation of enantiopure 1-amino-2,3-propanediol as a subcomponent into a dicopperdouble helicate resulted in perfect chiral induction of the helicate's twist. DFT calculations allowed thedetermination of the helicity of the complex in solution. The same helical induction, in which
S aminesinduced a
helical twist, was observed in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. Electronic structurecalculations also revealed that the unusual deep green color of this class of complexes was due to a metal-to-ligand charge transfer excitation, in which the excited state possesses a valence delocalized Cu
23+ core.The use of a racemic amine subcomponent resulted in the formation of a dynamic library of sixdiastereomeric pairs of enantiomers. Surprisingly, this library converted into a single pair of enantiomersduring crystallization. We were able to observe this process reverse upon redissolution, as initial ligandexchange was followed by covalent imine metathesis.