Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with  YH<sub>4</sub> Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases

<table>Insertion mechanism of the three lowest states of the Cu atom (<sup>2</sup>S, <sup>2</sup>P, and <sup>2</sup>D) into a C–H bond of methane. <sup>2</sup>A′ interaction energy states as a function of the angle theta. The 4p<sup>1</sup> character follows the path from the second excited state to the minimum in the X A′ state, where the final products are formed.</table>

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Figure 3: Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with  YH<sub>4</sub> Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases 

Figure 3 | Potential Energy Surfaces for Reactions of X Metal Atoms (X = Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, Al, Au, or Hg) with  YH4 Molecules (Y = C, Si, or Ge) and Transition Probabilities at Avoided Crossings in Some Cases 