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Transition states for decomposition of the zwitterion tetrahedral intermediate (TI±) with one (A) and two (B) water molecules involved in the proton transfer chain. In this step, ester bond cleavage occurs concurrently with proton transfer. The crystallographic water molecule W2 stabilizes the negative charge of TI±.
