Supporting information data

There theoretical quantum chemical output data on molecular optimization, NBO analysis, EOM-CCSD, Hirshfeld population analysis, Hirshfeld charges, and CM5 charges of mandelic acid and its Ag(I)-complex using crystallographic atomic coordinates and its dissociation products (.out).Experimental electronic absorption spectra of racemic mixture of mandelic acid (.csv).Experimental solid-state Fourier transform infrared spectra of AgI-complex of D,L-mandelic acid (.spc).Experimental ESI-MS spectrum of Ag(I)-complex of D,L-mandelic acid (.raw).Experimental electronic absorption spectrum of crystals of 4-Phenyl-pyridine (bis)mandelate (bis)mandelic acid (BI183.csv).Experimental solid-state Fourier transform infrared spectrum of 4-Phenyl-pyridine (bis)mandelate (bis)mandelic acid (BI183.spc).Experimental crystallographic datacollection file of 4-Phenyl-pyridine (bis)mandelate (bis)mandelic acid (BI183.p4p) (CCDC 822753).