Effect of Initial Orientation on the Laser-Induced Cycloaddition Reaction of Benzene and Ethylene

Figure 10

Optimized geometries of S₁/S₀ conical intersection of (a) synchronous and (c) asynchronous mode at CASSCF (8,8)/6-31G(d) level. (b) and (d) are top view of (a) and (c), respectively.

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