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Fig. 7

From: Calculating curly arrows from ab initio wavefunctions

Fig. 7

The calculated curly arrow mechanism of the Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3-butadiene and ethylene. The apparently distorted geometries arises from the 3-dimensional reactant (black) and product (grey) geometries being projected onto the plane. The curved paths of the electrons are drawn through the calculated intermediate structures (start: triangle, end: square)

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