Table 2.
Properties of the TRS and ground states
| Reactants* |
Products* |
TRS |
|
| C7-C4** | 3.8 Å | 3.8 Å | 3.2 Å |
| C7-C4*** | 3.8 Å | 3.8 Å | 3.0 Å |
| Zn-O | 1.8 Å | 2.3 Å | 2.25 Å |
| C7 hybridization | sp3 | sp2 | sp2.76 |
| C4 hybridization | sp2 | sp3 | sp2.34 |
*Reactants and products refer to those of the forward reaction.
**H transfer.
***D transfer.