Figure 4d. The Turnstile Mechanism for Interconversion of cis/trans SF4Cl2

A: Calculated Ground State Structure for cis-SF4Cl2
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 Calculated Transition State
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  2. Displacement
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B: Calculated Ground State Structure for trans-SF4Cl2
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