Quantum Mechanistic Studies of the Oxidation of Ethylene by Rhenium Oxo Complexes

Figure 2

(a) Gibbs free-energy profile diagram for the reaction between ReO₃Br and ethylene at the B3LYP/LACVP level of theory. (b) Optimized transition states involved in the reaction between ReO₃Br and ethylene at the B3LYP/LACVP level of theory.

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