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Crotonpenoids A (1) and B (2), two highly modified clerodane diterpenoids featuring a new 10-(butan-2-yl)-1,6,12-trimethyltricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodecane skeleton, were isolated from the leaves and twigs of Croton yanhuii. Their structures including the absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and biomimetic semisynthesis. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited an agonistic effect on pregnane X receptor at 10 μM.We report the structure and dynamics of four ionic liquids (ILs), 2-hydroxyethylammonium formate, bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium formate, tris-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium formate (THEF), and 2-hydroxyethylammonium lactate, employing classical molecular dynamics simulations. The dynamics of ILs are represented by studying mean squared displacements (MSDs), velocity autocorrelation functions (VACFs), and current auto-correlation functions (CACFs). Diffusion coefficients calculated from the VACFs are higher than those obtained from MSDs. GSK3 inhibitor The diffusion coefficients calculated from both the methods (MSDs and VACFs) were averaged to calculate the uncorrelated ionic conductivities (ICs). ICs from these two methods agree with the experimental trend. The correlated and uncorrelated ICs were calculated by four methods and compared with experiments. The difference between CACF and center of mass VACF accounts for the correlated motion present in the ILs. The addition of hydroxyalkyl chains on cations causes the dynamics to become slow. The number of hydroxyl groups present on the cations affects the dynamics of ILs studied. A tris-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium cation has lower diffusion than any other ions because of the higher molecular weight and number of hydroxyl groups on the cation. We explored the dynamics of hydrogen bonding by calculating the continuous and intermittent hydrogen bond autocorrelation functions. Radial distribution functions between the functional groups of cations and anions reveal the structural arrangement in ILs. The coordination numbers decrease with the increase in the bulkiness of cations due to steric hindrance. Spatial distribution functions of anions around cations show that anions occupy the space around the ammonium hydrogen atoms of the cations. Ion-pair and ion-cage dynamics show that THEF has slower dynamics than the other three ILs and is consistent with MSDs. The inverse of ion-pair and ion-cage lifetimes shows a linear relationship with ICs.Herein, we illustrate that molecular oxygen (O2) is capable of promoting oxidative radical acylarylation of olefins with aliphatic aldehydes to afford acylated oxindoles in good yield (up to 97%). The key aspect of the process is the utilization of aldehyde auto-oxidation in developing aerobic radical olefin acylarylation. Kinetic studies confirm a lag phase for the reaction. Synthetic utility of the method is apparent via the preparation of biologically potent spirocyclic oxindoles and tetrahydrofuranoindolines.Low-temperature anaerobic methane conversion to methanol (MTM) using copper ion-exchanged mordenite (Cu-MOR) as the catalyst and water as the sole source of oxygen is promising for sustainable utilization of methane. Integrating in situ calorimetric, spectroscopic, and structural methodologies, we report a systematic study on energetics of water-cationic species-framework guest-host interactions as a function of water loading for several mordenites relevant to low-temperature MTM. Notably, the near-zero coverage hydration enthalpy on Cu-MOR is -133.1 ± 6.0 kJ/mol water, which is related to Cu-MOR regeneration using water as oxidant. The copper oxo sites are thermally stable up to 915 °C and remain chemically intact as an oxygen source after complete hydration and dehydration. This study underscores the importance of manipulating the oxidation state and coordination chemistry of transition metal guest species in zeolites by fine-tuning the partial pressure of water as a strategy for rational design, synthesis, and modification of catalysts.Despite thermodynamic feasibility, the high activation energy originating from potential barriers and trap states kinetically prevents the interfacial transfer of electrons from semiconductor nanostructures to reduction cocatalysts, resulting in a lowered utilization of photogenerated charge carriers in photocatalysis. Nanostructuring-induced narrowing of potential barriers offers a rational solution to kinetically facilitate interfacial electron transfer by tunneling. Here, inspired by theoretical simulation, we manage to promote the separation of photogenerated charge carriers by coating the semiconductor nanostructures with a homogeneous interlayer. The low activation energy for interfacial electron transfer endows photocatalysis with nearly constant quantum yields and a quasi-first-order reaction to the incident photons and grants evident superiority over the photocatalyst without interlayers, especially under sunlight. In our demonstrated sunlight-driven hydrogen evolution integrated with benzylamine oxidation, the production rates for both reduction and oxidation half-reactions reach as high as ∼0.77 mmol dm-2 h-1, which are ∼10 times higher than that without an interlayer.Molecular dynamics at the atomistic scale is increasingly being used to predict material properties and speed up the material design and development process. However, the accuracy of molecular dynamics predictions is sensitively dependent on the force fields. In the traditional force field calibration process, a specific property, predicted by the model, is compared with the experimental observation and the force field parameters are adjusted to minimize the difference. This leads to the issue that the calibrated force fields are not generic and robust enough to predict different properties. Here, a new calibration method based on multiobjective Bayesian optimization is developed to speed up the development of molecular dynamics force fields that are capable of predicting multiple properties accurately. This is achieved by reducing the number of simulation runs to generate the Pareto front with an efficient sequential sampling strategy. The methodology is demonstrated by generating a new coarse-grained force field for polycaprolactone, where the force field can predict the mechanical properties and water diffusion in the polymer.