Chemical reactions are often understood as molecules crossing a high-energy saddle point, known as a transition state, before following a downhill pathway toward a product. Conventional quantum chemical calculations typically trace this single pathway to determine how a reaction proceeds.
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October 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
New calculations reveal hidden pathways that let chemical reactions produce different products
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