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. 2019 Mar 1;10:989. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08953-0

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Mechanism of H2O-resistant 18F/19F exchange interpreted by free energy parameters. Geometries are optimized at the B3LYP/6-31+G* level of theory, and single point calculations are performed at the CAM-B3LYP/6-311++G** level of theory. Two substituent groups on the phosphorus center are simplified as two large spheres in the molecular structures for clarity. a Reaction pathways and free energy (kcal mol−1) profiles for the F/F isotope exchange process of five selected reactant systems. b Reaction pathways and free energy (kcal mol−1) profiles for the OH/F exchange process of the same five selected reactant systems