Table 2. EDA for the energy difference between two TSs on the N–C bond rotation step in kJ mol–1. Energies are calculated at the B3LYP(PCM) + D3/BS3//B3LYP + D3/BS2 level.
| DEF (DEFA, DEFB) | INT | ΔE | ΔG | |
| TS45–46 (si-face) | 52.5 (39.5, 13.0) | –132.9 | 51.6 | 17.7 |
| TS113–107 (re-face) | 69.4 (39.3, 30.0) | –130.7 | 70.7 | 38.0 |
| Δ | 16.9 (–0.1, 17.0) | 2.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 |