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In this paper, we report an implementation of the quantum trajectory‐guided adaptive Gaussian (QTAG) method in a modular open‐source Libra package for quantum dynamics calculations. The QTAG method is based on a representation of wavefunctions in terms of a quantum trajectory‐guided adaptable Gaussians basis and is generalized for time‐propagation on multiple coupled surfaces to be applicable to model nonadiabatic dynamics. The potential matrix elements are evaluated within either the local harmonic or bra‐ket‐average (linear) approximations to the potential energy surfaces, the latter being a more practical option. Performance of the QTAG method is demonstrated and discussed for the Holstein and Tully models, which are the standard benchmarks for method development in the area of nonadiabatic dynamics.

Confinement‐imposed photophysics was probed for novel stimuli‐responsive hydrazone‐based compounds demonstrating a conceptual difference in their behavior within 2D versus 3D porous matrices for the first time. The challenges associated with photoswitch isomerization arising from host interactions with photochromic compounds in 2D scaffolds could be overcome in 3D materials. Solution‐like photoisomerization rate constants were realized for sterically demanding hydrazone derivatives in the solid state through their coordinative immobilization in 3D scaffolds. According to steady‐state and time‐resolved photophysical measurements and theoretical modeling, this approach provides access to hydrazone‐based materials with fast photoisomerization kinetics in the solid state. Fast isomerization of integrated hydrazone derivatives allows for probing and tailoring resonance energy transfer (ET) processes as a function of excitation wavelength, providing a novel pathway for ET modulation.

The efficient delivery of reactive and toxic gaseous reagents to organic reactions was studied using metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs). The simultaneous cargo vehicle and catalytic capabilities of several MOFs were probed for the first time using the examples of aromatization, aminocarbonylation, and carbonylative Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions. These reactions highlight that MOFs can serve a dual role as a gas cargo vehicle and a catalyst, leading to product formation with yields similar to reactions employing pure gases. Furthermore, the MOFs can be recycled without sacrificing product yield, while simultaneously maintaining crystallinity. The reported findings were supported crystallographically and spectroscopically (e.g., diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy), foreshadowing a pathway for the development of multifunctional MOF‐based reagent‐catalyst cargo vessels for reactive gas reagents as an attractive alternative to the use of toxic pure gases or gas generators.