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Most stable calculated transition structures for the Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with 4-hexen-3-one catalyzed by chiral imidazolidinone 5. Relevant distances are in Å. Relative energies for the gas phase (or water, in brackets) and activation energies (kcal/mol) are shown.