Fig. 4. (a) Plot of linear scaling relationships, derived from intermediates ((reactions B–E), depicted as straight lines) from the corresponding linear relationships (Fig. 3). Reactions A (oxidative addition) and F (reductive elimination) appear as sloped lines. (b) Volcano plot derived from (a). Reactions C and E are the potential determining step for the plateau region. Lines defining the volcano are obtained by taking the lowest –ΔG(pds) value amongst all reactions for each ΔG RRS(3) value.
