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Thermodynamic cycle for the mutation of the R-enantiomer into the S-enantiomer. Here, the mutation of CH3 to H and H to CH3 is described schematically. As outlined in the main text, the mutation is practically done at the transition state by converting both, the CH3 and H, to dummy atoms.