View source for File:Hydrogenation of cyclopentadiene 1.c3xml

==hydrogenation of cyclopentadiene==
[[Image:t51.gif|right]]

There are two starting material configurations 1 and 2. 1 is:

<jmol>  <jmolApplet>    <uploadedFileContents>hydrogenation of cyclopentadiene 1.c3xml</uploadedFileContents>  </jmolApplet> </jmol>

Energy 31.89 kcal/mol

2: energy 34.0 kcal/mol

2 is the one formed by dimerisation, and is higher energy, so the reaction is kinetically controlled.

3: Energy: 35.9 kcal/mol

4: Energy: 31.2 kcal/mol