Nurul Farhana Ahmad Aljafree, Mohamad Firdaus Ahmad, Umar Abd Aziz, Mostafa Yousefzadeh Borzehandani, Adila Mohamad Jaafar, Norhayu Asib, Ha L Nguyen, Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Tahir, Muhammad Alif Mohammad Latif, Kyle E Cordova, Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman
Agrichemical adjuvants that combine a highly selective, efficient, and active mode of operation are critically needed to realize a more sustainable approach to their usage. Herein, we report the synthesis and full characterization of two new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), termed UPMOF-1 and UPMOF-2, that were constructed from eco-friendly Ca2+ ions and naturally occurring, low-molecular weight plant acids, l-malic and d-tartaric acid, respectively. Upon structural elucidation of both MOFs, a widely used fungicide, hexaconazole (Hex), was loaded on the structures, reaching binding affinities of -5...
December 18, 2023: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces