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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10334-10338 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 30 |
Early online date | 21 Jul 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank the Leverhulme Trust, the EPSRC and the Universities of Bath and Sussex for financial support and acknowledge the Material and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC2) at University of Bath for technical support and assistance. We also thank Juliane Lopes, Julia Jones, Chris Tranter and Tatiane Sales for assistance with fieldwork.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry