WEO 5: The Rây-Dutt Mechanism for GaL3 (L = mda)

A: Λ -GaL3

Color code the Oxygen atoms:

Color the one O atom that begins on a back face
and moves to a front face
color the one O atom that begins on a front face
and moves to a back face

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Calculated Transition State for the Rây-Dutt
(ΔG‡ = 19.3 kcal/mol, one imaginary frequency: 85i cm-1)
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  4. Compare final point (b) to B
B: Δ -GaL3

Color code the O atoms consistent with
those in the frames to the left:
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