| Title: | Inclusion and release of ant alarm pheromones from metal-organic frameworks |
| Author(s): | Amer Hamzah H; Rixson D; Paul-Taylor J; Doan HV; Dadswell C; Roffe GW; Sridhar A; Hobday CL; Wedd C; Duren T; Hughes WOH; Spencer J; Burrows AD; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. a.d.burrows@bath.ac.uk. Chemistry Department, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK. Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1477-9234 (Electronic) 1477-9226 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Zinc(ii) and zirconium(iv) metal-organic frameworks show uptake and slow release of the ant alarm pheromones 3-octanone and 4-methyl-3-heptanone. Inclusion of N-propyl groups on the MOFs allows for enhanced uptake and release over several months. In preliminary field trials, leaf cutting ants show normal behavioural responses to the released pheromones" |
| Keywords: | Ketones/*chemistry Metal-Organic Frameworks/*chemistry Molecular Structure Zinc/chemistry Zirconium/chemistry; |
| Notes: | "MedlineAmer Hamzah, Harina Rixson, Daniel Paul-Taylor, Joseph Doan, Huan V Dadswell, Christopher Roffe, Gavin W Sridhar, Arun Hobday, Claire L Wedd, Charlie Duren, Tina Hughes, William O H Spencer, John Burrows, Andrew D eng England 2020/07/22 Dalton Trans. 2020 Aug 4; 49(30):10334-10338. doi: 10.1039/d0dt02047h" |
