Two novel chiral AIEgens as coordination precursors: synthesis, structures and photophysical study.

Two novel chiral molecules, (4S)-5,5-dimethyl-2-(4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OCCA) and (4S)-5,5-dimethyl-2-(4-(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl)phenyl)thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (TPCA), were successfully synthesized by aldehyde amine condensation reaction, and their structures were characterized by 1H NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The intensities of photoluminescence changed with the aggregation, exhibiting that OCCA and TPCA are aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens). After complete aggregation, OCCA emitted the purple-blue light at the peak of 388 nm and TPCA emitted the cyan light at the peak of 488 nm. The aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effects for OCCA and TPCA resulted from local state to twisted intermolecular charge transfer (TICT) and restriction of intramolecular motion (RIM), respectively. Other spectra including UV-vis, IR, and Raman spectra were also discussed in detail.

Development of a tongue image-based machine learning tool for the diagnosis of gastric cancer: a prospective multicentre clinical cohort study.

Background: Tongue images (the colour, size and shape of the tongue and the colour, thickness and moisture content of the tongue coating), reflecting the health state of the whole body according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), have been widely used in China for thousands of years. Herein, we investigated the value of tongue images and the tongue coating microbiome in the diagnosis of gastric cancer (GC). Methods: From May 2020 to January 2021, we simultaneously collected tongue images and tongue coating samples from 328 patients with GC (all newly diagnosed with GC) and 304 non-gastric cancer (NGC) participants in China, and 16 S rDNA was used to characterize the microbiome of the tongue coating samples. Then, artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning models were established to evaluate the value of tongue images and the tongue coating microbiome in the diagnosis of GC. Considering that tongue imaging is more convenient and economical as a diagnostic tool, we further conducted a prospective multicentre clinical study from May 2020 to March 2022 in China and recruited 937 patients with GC and 1911 participants with NGC from 10 centres across China to further evaluate the role of tongue images in the diagnosis of GC. Moreover, we verified this approach in another independent external validation cohort that included 294 patients with GC and 521 participants with NGC from 7 centres. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01090362. Findings: For the first time, we found that both tongue images and the tongue coating microbiome can be used as tools for the diagnosis of GC, and the area under the curve (AUC) value of the tongue image-based diagnostic model was 0.89. The AUC values of the tongue coating microbiome-based model reached 0.94 using genus data and 0.95 using species data. The results of the prospective multicentre clinical study showed that the AUC values of the three tongue image-based models for GCs reached 0.88-0.92 in the internal verification and 0.83-0.88 in the independent external verification, which were significantly superior to the combination of eight blood biomarkers. Interpretation: Our results suggest that tongue images can be used as a stable method for GC diagnosis and are significantly superior to conventional blood biomarkers. The three kinds of tongue image-based AI deep learning diagnostic models that we developed can be used to adequately distinguish patients with GC from participants with NGC, even early GC and precancerous lesions, such as atrophic gastritis (AG). Funding: The National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA0910100), Program of Zhejiang Provincial TCM Sci-tech Plan (2018ZY006), Medical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province (2022KY114, WKJ-ZJ-2104), Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (JBZX-202006), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (HDMY22H160008), Science and Technology Projects of Zhejiang Province (2019C03049), National Natural Science Foundation of China (82074245, 81973634, 82204828), and Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022M713203).

(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2)N,N')bis-(2-meth-oxy-benzoato-κ(2)O(1),O(1'))cadmium.

In the title compound, [Cd(C(8)H(7)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Cd(II) ion is coordinated by two N atoms from a 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and four O atoms from two 2-meth-oxy-benzoate anions in a distorted octa-hedral environment. Two O atoms of one bidentate 2-meth-oxy-benzoate ligand are each disordered over two positions, with site-occupancy factors of 0.579 (4) and 0.421 (4). In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network lieing parallel to the bc plane. The crystal packing is further stablized by π-π stacking inter-actions between the dmphen rings of neighboring mol-ecules, with distances between their parallel dmphen ring planes of 3.517 (3) and 3.610 (3) Å.

Aqua-(dicyanamido-κN)(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')(nitrato-κO,O')cobalt(II)-2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-water (2/1/2).

In the title compound, 2[Co(C(2)N(3))(NO(3))(C(14)H(12)N(2))(H(2)O)]·C(14)H(12)N(2)·2H(2)O, the Co(II) ion is coordinated by a bidentate 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand, a bidentate nitrate anion, a water mol-ecule and a monodentate dicyan-amide group in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. One uncoordinated dmphen mol-ecule is situated on a crystallographic twofold axis and the asymmetric unit is completed by one water mol-ecule. In the crystal, mol-ecules form a one-dimensional framework in the [001] direction through O-H⋯N and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The crystal packing is further stabilized by π-π stacking inter-actions between the dmphen rings of neighboring mol-ecules, with a centroid-centroid separation of 3.5641 (8) Šand a partially overlapped arrangement of parallel dmphen rings with a distance of 3.407 (2) Å.

Aqua-(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')bis-(2-hydroxy-benzoato-κO)manganese(II) 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline hemisolvate.

In the asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Mn(C(7)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))(H(2)O)]·0.5C(14)H(12)N(2), the Mn(II) ion is coordinated by a bidentate 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) mol-ecule, one water mol-ecule and two monodentate 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. The OH group of the 2-hydroxy-benzoate anion is disordered over two positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.5. The asymmetric unit is completed with by an uncoordinated half-mol-ecule of dmphen, disordered about a crystallographic twofold axis. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked into a two-dimensional framework by O-H⋯N, O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The packing of the structure is further stabilized by π-π stacking inter-actions involving dmphen mol-ecules, with centroid-centroid separations of 3.8027 (3) and 3.6319 (3) Å.

Diaqua-(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')(4-hydroxy-benzoato-κO,O')cobalt(II) nitrate dihydrate.

In the title compound, [Co(C(7)H(5)O(3))(C(14)H(12)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)]NO(3)·2H(2)O, the Co(II) ion is six-coordinated by two N atoms of a 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand, two carboxyl-ate O atoms of one 4-hydroxy-benzoate anion and two O atoms of two water mol-ecules, in a distorted octa-hedral environment; the two water mol-ecules occupy the apical positions. In the crystal structure, the ionic units and water mol-ecules are linked through O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of a three-dimensional network. In addition, π-π inter-actions between a pyridine ring of the dmphen ligand and the benzene ring of the hydroxy-benzoate anion [centroid-centroid separation = 3.6861 (3) Å] are observed.

(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')(4-hydroxy-benzoato-κO,O')(nitrato-κO)copper(II).

In the title compound, [Cu(C(7)H(5)O(3))(NO(3))(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated in a slightly distorted square-pyramidal geometry by one O atom of a nitrate anion, two O atoms of a 4-hydroxy-benzoate anion, and two N atoms from a bidentate 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand. In the crystal structure, inversion-related mol-ecules are linked into dimers by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The packing is further stabilized by π-π inter-actions involving the benzene rings of the dmphen and hydroxy-benzoate units, with centroid-centroid distances of 3.4930 (14) or 3.5727 (14) Å.

(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')bis-(2-hydroxy-benzoato-κO)copper(II).

The Cu(II) atoms in the two independent mol-ecules of the title compound, [Cu(C(7)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], are each coordinated by a bidentate 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) mol-ecule and two monodentate 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The crystal packing is stabilized by intra-molecular hydrogen bonding and π-π inter-actions between the dmphen rings of neighboring mol-ecules, with distances between their ring planes of 3.5670 (4) and 3.5181 (9) Å.

Bis(benzoato-κO,O')(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')cobalt(II).

In the title compound, [Co(C(7)H(5)O(2))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Co(II) ion is located on a twofold rotation axis and is chelated by a 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and two benzoate anions in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. The crystal packing is stabilized by π-π inter-actions between parallel dmphen ligands of neighbouring mol-ecules, with a face-to-face distance of 3.411 (2) Å.

(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')bis-(2-hydroxy-benzoato)-κO;κO,O'-cobalt(II).

In the title compound, [Co(C(7)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Co(II) ion is five-coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and three O atoms from two 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. The carboxyl-ate group of one of the two 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions is monodentate with a normal Co-O distance [1.9804 (18) Å], while the other is bidentate with two longer Co-O bonds [2.1981 (18) and 2.1359 (19) Å]. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances of 4.0380 (3) and 3.8216 (3) Šbetween dmphen/dmphen and benzene/dmphen rings, respectively] and C-H⋯π(benzene) inter-actions.

[Theoretical study on structure and vibrational spectra of M+ AsF6- (M=Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs) contact ion pairs].

The present paper reports the possible geometries and vibrational spectra of AsF6- anion and M+ AsF6- (M+ = Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+ and Cs+) contact ion pairs. It was shown that the tridentate C3v structure of M+ AsF- was preferred over the monodentate and bidentate geometry. In the tridentate structure, the symmetry of AsF6- in the coordination is lowered because of the presence of M+, and its structural parameters and vibrational modes largely differ from its original octahedral structure. The effect of Li+ on the structure of AsF6- was greater due to its larger charge/radius ratio. The calculated bands for AsF6- in M+ AsF6-, located in the range of 600-800 cm(-1), could be used to fingerprint what kind of ion pair was present in solutions.

Erratum: catena-Poly[[(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')lead(II)]-di-µ-2-hydroxy-benzoato-κO,O:O;κO:O,O]. Corrigendum.

A reference in the paper by Xuan & Zhao [Acta Cryst. (2007), E63, m2678] is replaced.[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1107/S1600536807045941.].

Bis(µ-3-hydroxy-benzoato-κO,O':O)bis-[aqua-(3-hydroxy-benzoato-κO,O')(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')lead(II)] monohydrate.

In the centrosymmetric binuclear title complex, [Pb(2)(C(7)H(5)O(3))(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)]·H(2)O, each Pb atom is eight-coordinated in a PbO(6)N(2) environment by two N atoms from the 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand, five carboxylate O atoms from four 3-hydroxy-benzoate anions and one O atom from the coordinated water mol-ecule in a distorted bicapped trigonal-prismatic geometry. The benzoate groups coordinate each Pb(II) atom in two different ways. Two benzoate ions behave as bidentate ligands to the Pb atom, and another benzoate ion bridges the Pb atoms, forming a binuclear structure. The dimeric units are packed via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-π inter-actions between the aromatic rings of neighboring mol-ecules, with centroid-centroid distances of 3.552 (2) and 3.641 (2) Å.

Toward understanding ammonia capture in two amino-functionalized metal-organic frameworks using in-situ infrared spectroscopy and DFT calculation.

Two isostructural, three-dimensional, interpenetrated amino-functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks (Co-2AIN-MOF and Cd-2AIN-MOF) based on 2-aminoisonicotinic acid (2AIN) were synthesized, structurally characterized and determined. Based on the PXRD analysis, the solvent exchange hardly changed their framework structure, and the samples fully activated by methanol can be achieved and examined by infrared spectroscopy. Due to the presence of the carbonyl group and free amino groups in the pore of the framework, the NH3 uptakes of Co-2AIN-MOF and Cd-2AIN-MOF are 11.70 and 13.81 mmol/g and at 1 bar, respectively. In-situ Infrared spectroscopy and DFT calculations revealed the different adsorption sites and processes between Co-2AIN-MOF and Cd-2AIN-MOF.