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. 2022 Nov 10;13(46):13857–13871. doi: 10.1039/d2sc05135d

The 176 reaction trajectories found yielding 17, classified based on transition structure characteristicsa.

Acrolein isomer TS conformation Number of H2O molecules in H+ transfer chain
0 1 2 3 4
s-cis Compact 21.2|6 8.7|20 11.2|8
Expanded 15.6|17 13.6|5 17.1|1
s-trans Compact 27.4|1 5.8|49 8.5|14 20.6|1
Expanded 23.3|4 9.8|41 17.1|11 16.6|1
a

For each entry, the estimated activation energies at the GFN2-xTB level of theory in kcal mol−1 (bold, <12 kcal mol−1) and the number of occurrences are provided. Estimated ΔE(kcal mol−1)|no. of occurrences.