Ionic liquids are effective stored product insect antifeedants. Their activity depends on the type of cation and anion. A group of ionic liquids with inorganic (nitrate, nitrite, hydrogen sulphite, dihydrogen phosphate, thiocyanate, phosphate and tripolyphosphate) and organic (propionate, citrate, sorbate, undecylate, dodecylbenzenesulfonate, acesulfamate and saccharinate) anions was synthesized. Their physicochemical properties, microbial and deterrent activity against Tribolium confusum (larvae and beetles), Sitophilus granarius (beetles) and Trogoderma granarium (larvae) were determined. Ionic liquids with a didecyldimethylammonium cation demonstrated deterrent activity, exceeding the activity of the standard, azadirachtin. The compounds proved to be very effective against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The appropriate selection of the cation and anion allows the design of economic and effective insect antifeedants. Ionic liquids based insect antifeedants provide novel examples of promising management tools in biorational approaches to stored product pest control.
Journal of Wood Chemistry and TechnologyPublication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information:Biological activity of new potential wood preservatives-ammonium-and triazolium-based ionic liquids-was determined employing screening agar-plate, agar-block, and perlite-block methods. Experiments were carried out on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) wood. This study examined the effect of the ionic liquid structure on anti-fungal efficacy, depth of penetration, and fixation in wood. It was stated that the fungicidal value of new ammonium compounds depended, above all, upon the cation structure; for Coniophora puteana, it ranged from 2.7 kg m −3 to 4.6 kg m −3 . These compounds effectively protected Scots pine wood against the action of mold fungi. Ammonium ionic liquids with a nitrite anion were characterized by strong fungitoxic properties, stronger than ammonium nitrates. The application in the amount of 15 g m −2 caused an insignificant growth of mold fungi on the surface of Scots pine wood. For the mixture of 7.5% tebuconazole and 7.5% propiconazole dissolved in ionic liquids, the synergistic effect against mold fungi at the application of 15 g m −2 was found. Dissolving tebuconazole in didecyldimethylammonium nitrate repeatedly lowered the fungicidal value against brown-rot fungi, as well as increased penetration of the ionic liquids in wood. This was associated with reduced viscosity of this ionic liquid caused by the addition of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives. Quaternary derivatives of 1,2,4-triazoles showed very high activity against blue stain and wood-decaying fungi. Additionally, most of the test compounds were well-fixed in Scots pine wood. The spectral study in infrared confirmed that nitrite, nitrate anions, and didecyldimethylammonium cation were retained in the treated wood.
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