3-Acetyl­benzoic acid

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C9H8O3, essentially planar mol­ecules [the carboxyl group makes a dihedral angle of 4.53 (7)° with the plane of the ring, while the acid group forms a dihedral angle of 3.45 (8)° to the ring] aggregate by centrosymmetric hydrogen-bond pairing of ordered carboxyl groups. This yields dimers which have two orientations in a unit cell, creating a herringbone pattern. In addition, two close C—H⋯O inter­molecular contacts exist: one is between a methyl H atom and the ketone of a symmetry-related mol­ecule and the other involves a benzene H atom and the carboxyl group O atom of another mol­ecule. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin with twin law [100, 00, 0] and a domain ratio of 0.8104(14): 0.1896(14)

Noise reduction through joint processing of gravity and gravity gradient data

International audienceIn mineral and oil exploration, gravity gradient data can help to delineate small-scale features that cannot be retrieved from gravity measurements. Removing high-frequency noise while preserving the high-frequency real signal is one of the most challenging tasks associated with gravity gradi-ometry data processing. We present a method to reduce gravity and gravity gradient data noise when both are measured in the same area, based on a least-squares simultaneous inversion of observations and physical constraints, inferred from the gravity gradient tensor definition and its mathematical properties. Instead of handling profiles individually, our noise-reduction method uses simultaneously measured values of the tensor components and of gravity in the whole survey area, benefiting from all available information. Synthetic examples show that more than half of the random noise can be removed from all tensor components and nearly all the noise from the gravity anomaly without altering the high-frequency information. We apply our method to a set of marine gravity gradiometry data acquired by Bell Geospace in the Faroe-Shetland Basin to demonstrate its power to resolve small-scale features

Chlorido[2-({[2-(diphenyl­phosphan­yl)­benzyl­idene]amino}­meth­yl)thio­phene-κ2 N,P]methyl­palladium(II)

In the title compound, [Pd(CH3)Cl(C24H20NPS)], the PdII ion is coordinated in a distorted square-planar environment which includes the P and N atoms of the bis-chelating ligand. The thio­phene ring is rotationally ordered, unlike in the majority of crystal structures containing this group

Chlorido{N-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)- benzylidene]-2-(2-thienyl)ethanamine-ĸ²N,P}methylpalladium(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate

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Chlorido{N-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)benz­ylidene]-2-(2-thienyl)ethanamine-κ2 N,P}methylpalladium(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate

In the title compound, [Pd(CH3)Cl(C25H22NPS)]·0.5C2H2Cl2, the PdII atom is coordinated by the N,P-bidentate ligand, a methyl group and a chloride ion, generating a distorted square-planar PdCClNS coordination geometry, with the N and Cl atoms trans. The thio­phene ring is equally disordered over two orientations and the dichloro­methane solvent mol­ecule is disordered about an inversion centre

trans-Bis(2-benzoyl­benzoato-κO 1)bis­(ethanol-κO)bis­(1H-imidazole-κN 3)nickel(II)

In the title centrosymmetric mononuclear nickel(II) complex, [Ni(C14H9O3)2(C3H4N2)2(CH3CH2OH)2], the central NiII ion lies on an inversion centre and is octa­hedrally coordinated. The equatorial plane is formed by two O atoms from two symmetry-related 2-benzoyl­benzoate ligands and two N atoms from two symmetry-related imidazole ligands, whereas the axial positions are occupied by two O atoms from two ethanol ligands. Intramolecular O---H...O hydrogen bonds stabilize this arrangement. The mol­ecules are linked into chains running along the b axis by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Dichloridobis[(ferrocenyl­methyl­idene)(furan-2-ylmeth­yl)amine-κN]palladium(II)

The title compound, [Fe2Pd(C5H5)2(C11H10NO)2Cl2], exhibits a square-planar geometry at the PdII atom, which is determined by inversion-related chlorine and ferrocenyl­imine mol­ecules across a center of symmetry. The ferrocenyl­imine moieties are trans to each other

Bis­(benzimidazole-κN 3)bis(2-benzoyl­benzoato-κO)copper(II)

In the title centrosymmetric mononuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(C14H9O3)2(C7H6N2)2], the central CuII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from two symmetry-related benzimidazole (bim) ligands and two O atoms from two symmetry-related 2-benzoyl­benzoate (2-byba) ligands in a square-planar geometry. The mol­ecules are linked into chains running along the b axis by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and the chains are cross-linked by C—H⋯π inter­actions

Bio-guided fractionation of Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel polar extracts

The fractionation of the methanolic extract (MeOH-E) of Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel and further analysis by thin layer chromatography resulted in four fractions (F1, F2, F3 and F4) that, in parallel with the MeOH-E, were screened for antioxidant, cytotoxic, antidiabetic and antibacterial properties. In addition, chemical characterization of their bioactive molecules was performed using LC-DAD-ESI/MSn. The results indicated that F3 was the most promising regarding antioxidant and cytotoxicity abilities, possibly due to its richness in flavonoids class, particularly isoflavones. In turn, F1 was characterized by the presence of the most polar compounds from MeOHE (organic acids and piscidic acid) and showed promising abilities to inhibit α-amylase, while F4, which contained prenylated flavonoids and furanoflavonoids, was the most active against the testedbacteria. The gathered results emphasize the distinct biological potentials of purified fractions of Retama raetam