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
Figure 4
Au (2S, 2P, and 2D) with SiH4 interaction potential energy curves versus the insertion angle towards the HAuSiH3 intermediate product. The 6p1 character follows the path from the second excited state to the minimum in the X 2A′ state, where the final products are formed.
