“…l -Tartaric acid ( l -TA), l -mandelic acid ( l -MA), and d -mandelic acid ( d -MA) were purchased from Shanghai Aladdin Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd., and d -tartaric acid ( d -TA) was bought from Bide Pharmatech Ltd. HAuCl 4 ·6H 2 O, NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O, CuCl 2 ·2H 2 O, CoCl 2 ·6H 2 O, ZnSO 4 ·7H 2 O, BaCl 2 ·2H 2 O, CaCl 2 , MnSO 4 , dimethylsulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran (THF), ethyl alcohol, chloroform-D, and methanol-D were purchased from Jinan Saibo Instrument Co., Ltd. All water used in this work is deionized (DI) water. TBIB and BBIB were synthesized according to previous reports. , …”