Table 2. Activation Energies (Ea) and Gibbs Energies (ΔG‡) of Activation for the Bimolecular Reaction of 2-EE with Ethanol (in kJ mol–1) at 298.15 K.
| B3LYP/6-31G(d) |
G3MP2 |
G3B3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transition states | Ea | ΔG‡ | Ea | ΔG‡ | Ea | ΔG‡ |
| TSL | 293 | 303 | 302 | 316 | 301 | 314 |
| TSM | 338 | 350 | 388 | 386 | 384 | 385 |
| TSN | 288 | 289 | 295 | 309 | 290 | 302 |
| TSO | 215 | 226 | 223 | 225 | 221 | 223 |