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Supporting Information Conflict in the Mechanism and Kinetics of the Barrierless Reaction between SH and NO 2 Radicals Ramanpreet Kaur and Vikas * Quantum Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry & Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014 INDIA. *Corresponding Author Phone: +91-172-2534408, Email: qlabspu@pu.ac.in, qlabspu@yahoo.com S1

Table of Contents Contents Figure S1: Various EQs obtained through the FirstOnly GRRM search at BHandHLYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of the theory. The numerical values depicted are relative energy (in kcal/mol) w.r.t. separated reactants. Figure S2 : The re-optimized geometries of the important stationary points at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory. The bond distances depicted are in angstrom and bond angles are in degrees. Figure S3. Same as Figure S1 but using spin-unrestricted UBH&HLYP/6-31G method with GRRM search following two largest ADD. Figure S4. Structures of the key isomers (a) HSNO 2 (b) HSONO trans (c) HSONO cis obtained through the GRRM search at (1) UBHandHLYP/6-31G and (2) UM06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory. Table S1. Relative energies ( E) and standard Gibbs free energy change ( G), in kcal/mol, w.r.t. separated reactants (R1) of the relevant stationary points on the singlet potential energy surface of the reaction between HS and NO 2 radicals at the BHandLYP/6-311++G(d,p), M06-2X/cc-pVTZ and CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//DFT/M06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory. The T1 diagnostic, harmonic frequency values (in cm -1 ) and rotational constants (in GHz) are given at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level. Figure S5. Significant connections, both barrierless (depicted in dashed lines) and with barrier (depicted in solid lines) on the singlet potential energy surface of the HS + NO 2 reaction. Relative energies ( E) including ZPE and BSSE (in kcal/mol) depicted in parentheses were calculated at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory. The bond distances and angles depicted are in angstroms and degrees, respectively. Figure S6. Same as Figure S5 but for the standard Gibbs free energy profile relative to the separated reactants at 298.15K. Figure S7. Relaxed scan of the potential energy as a function of S-N distance in the isomer HS-NO 2 calculated at spin-restricted (a) B3LYP/6-31G level of the theory, and (b) at the ZPE- & BSSE-corrected CCSD(T)/ccpVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory w.r.t. separated reactants R1 (depicted in Figure S5). Figure S8. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO trans. Page No. S4-S5 S5-S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S2

Figure S9. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO cis(a). Figure S10. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO cis(b). Figure S11. Logarithm of vibrational frequencies (υ in cm -1 ) calculated at the M06-2X/cc-pvTZ level of theory as functions of (a) S N bond distance R S-N for the isomer HSNO 2 Figure S12. Arrhenius plots for the rate constants calculated at the BSSEcorrected CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory in the temperature range of 220-500K at varying pressures, for mode 1 corresponding to S-N distances: (a) 3.38 Å, (b) 2.88 Å; and for mode 2 corresponding to S-O distances: (c) 3.89 Å, (d) 4.19 Å. Table S2. CVTST trial rate constants (in cm 3 molecule 1 s 1 ) for the barrierless reaction channel: HS + NO 2 HSNO 2 calculated using the spin-restricted method in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at 1.01 bar, with varying S-N distance (r in Å).The values depicted in bold corresponds to experimentally observed range of rate constants at 298 K Table S3. Same as Table S2 but for the barrierless reaction channel: HS +NO 2 HSONO cis(a) or cis(b), in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at 1.01 bar, with varying S-O distance (r in Å). Table S4. Same as Table S2 but for the barrierless reaction channel: HS +NO 2 HSONO trans, in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at1.01 bar, with varying S-O distance (r in Å). Table S5. CVTST rate constants (in cm 3 molecule 1 s 1 ) for the barrierless reaction channel HS +NO 2 HS ---NO 2 in the temperature range of 220-1600 K and pressure ranging between 0.001-2 bar. Table S6. RRKM unimolecular rate constants k (in sec -1 ) for the isomerization pathways with intrinsic energy barrier (TSs) located on the singlet PES of the reaction between HS and NO 2 radicals at 298 K. k rev are the values for the pathway in the reverse direction. Cartesian coordinates of the stationary points on the PES. S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S18 S19 S19 S20 S20-S22 S3

EQ1 = 25.2832 EQ2 = 20.3137 EQ3 = 20.6903 EQ4= -19.7294 EQ5= -18.260 EQ6= -19.0899 EQ7=-33.0625 EQ8= -31.1092 EQ9= -13.3182 EQ10= -27.517 EQ11= -20.8339 EQ12= -20.8339 Figure S1. Various EQs obtained through the FirstOnly GRRM search at BHandHLYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of the theory. The numerical values depicted are relative energy (in kcal/mol) w.r.t. separated reactants. Figure S1 Continues S4

Figure S1 Continues EQ13= -12.2805 EQ14= -26.839 EQ15= -32.9851 EQ16=-14.0619 NO 2 & HS radical HSNO 2 TS0 HSONO cis(a) TS1 HSONO trans Figure S2. The re-optimized geometries of the important stationary points at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory. The bond lnghts depicted are in angstroms and the bond angles are in degrees. Figure S2 continues.. S5

Figure S2 continues.. TS3 HSONO cis(b) TS2 HON(S)O cis TS4 SON(O)H TS5 HON(S)O trans HSO & NO HNO & SO SNO & OH S6

Figure S3. Same as Figure S1 but using spin-unrestricted UBH&HLYP/6-31G method with GRRM search following two largest ADDs. S7

(i) (a) (b) (c) (ii) (a) (b) (c) Figure S4. Structures of the key isomers (a) HSNO 2 (b) HSONO cis (c) HSONO trans obtained through the GRRM search at (i) UBHandHLYP/6-31G and (ii) UM06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory. S8

Table S1. Relative energies ( E) and standard Gibbs free energy change ( G), in kcal/mol, w.r.t. separated reactants (R1) of the relevant stationary points on the singlet potential energy surface of the reaction between HS and NO 2 radicals at the BHandLYP/6-311++G(d,p), M06-2X/cc-pVTZ and CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//DFT/M06-2X/ccpVTZ levels of the theory. The T1 diagnostic, harmonic frequency values (in cm -1 ) and rotational constants (in GHz) are given at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level. Note that the stationary points are similar in nature and relative energy values to those on the spin-unrestricted singlet PES analyzed in Figure 1 and Table 1 of the article. Stationary point ΔE BHandHLYP/6-311++G(d,p) +ZPE1 ΔE M06-2X/ccpVTZ (ZPE) +ZPE2 ΔE CCSD(T)/ cc-pvtz// M06-2X/ccpVTZ+ ZPE2 ΔG //M06-2X/ c-pvtz ΔG CCSD(T)/cc- pvtz//m06-2x/cc-pvtz T1 diagnostic values Harmonic Frequencies (M06-2X/cc-pVTZ) (cm -1 ) R1 (NO 2 + SH) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 NO 2 : 789, 1468, 1781 SH : 2758 Rotational Constants (M06-2X/cc-pVTZ) (GHz) NO 2 : 252.89,13.28, 12.62 HS : 286.83 HSNO 2 HSONO trans HSONO cis(a) HSONO cis(b) SON(O)H HON(S)O cis HON(S)O trans TS0 i TS1 i TS2 i TS3 i TS4 i TS5 i P1 (HSO + NO) HSO P2 (HNO + SO) 14.12(0.01) 13.98 HNO: 1593, 1758, 3005 SO: 1238 P3 (SNO + OH) SNO HSO HNO: 563.87, 43.67, 40.53 SO: 21.534552 SNO a The total energy including (ZPE) of R1 at the default spin-unrestricted UBH&LYP/6-311++G(d,p), UM06-2X/cc-pVTZ and UCCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//DFT/M06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory are and a.u., respectively, and the total Gibbs free energy of R1 at UM06-2X/cc-pVTZ, UCCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//DFT/UM06-2X/cc-pVTZ level are and a.u., respectively (1 a.u. = 627.5095 kcal/mol). S9

ΔE(in kcal/mol) TS0 (19.82) SO + HNO (P2) (12.42) TS2 (11.99) SON(O)H (10.16) OH + SNO (P3) (12.28) HS + NO 2 R1 (0.0) TS4 (-7.53) TS3 (-9.68) TS5 (-20.90) NO + HSO (P1) (-20.13) HON(S)O cis (-27.78) TS1 (-22.56) HON(S)O trans (-26.96) HSNO 2 (-33.26) HSONO cis(b) (-29.33) HSONO trans (-30.04) HSONO cis(a) (-30.72) Reaction coordinate Figure S5. Significant connections, both barrierless (depicted in dashed lines) and with barrier (depicted in solid lines) on the singlet potential energy surface of the HS + NO 2 reaction. Relative energies ( E) including ZPE (in kcal/mol) depicted in parentheses were calculated at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory. The bond distances and angles depicted are in angstroms and degrees, respectively. S10

TS0 (29.04) TS2 (21.31) SON(O)H (19.47) SO + HNO (P2) (12.27) HS + NO 2 R1 (0.0) TS4 (2.1) TS3 (--0.29) OH + SNO (P3) (12.14) TS5 (-11.42) TS1 (-13.27) HON(S)O cis (-18.35) HON(S)O trans (-17.53) NO + HSO (P1) (-21.20) HSNO 2 (-23.93) HSONO trans (-21.14) HSONO cis(a) (-21.53) HSONO cis(b) (-20.17) Reaction coordinates Figure S6. Same as Figure 1 but for the standard Gibbs free energy profile relative to the separated reactants at 298.15K. S11

(a) (b) 2.78 Å 2.98 Å 3.38 Å Figure S7. Relaxed scan of the potential energy as a function of S-N distance in the isomer HS- NO 2 calculated at spin-restricted (a) B3LYP/6-31G level of the theory, and (b) at the ZPE- & BSSE-corrected CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ levels of the theory w.r.t. separated reactants R1 (depicted in Figure S5). S12

(a) (b) Figure S8. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO trans. S13

(a) (b) Figure S9. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO cis(a). S14

Figure S10. Same as Fig. S7 but for the relaxed potential energy scan as a function of S-O distance in the isomer HS-ONO cis(b). S15

Figure S11. Logarithm of vibrational frequencies (υ in cm -1 ) calculated at the M06-2X/cc-pvTZ level of theory as functions of (a) S N bond distance R S-N for the isomer HSNO 2. S16

(a) (b) (d) (c) Figure S12. Arrhenius plots for the rate constants calculated at the BSSE-corrected CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/cc-pVTZ level of the theory in the temperature range of 220-500K at varying pressures, for mode 1 corresponding to S-N distances: (a) 3.38 Å, (b) 2.88 Å; and for mode 2 corresponding to S-O distances: (c) 3.89 Å, (d) 4.19 Å. S17

Table S2. CVTST trial rate constants (in cm 3 molecule 1 s 1 ) for the barrierless reaction channel: HS + NO 2 HSNO 2 using the spin-restricted method, in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at 1.01 bar, with varying S-N distance (R in Å).The values depicted in bold corresponds to experimentally observed range of rate constants at 298 K R(Å) 2.58 2.68 2.78 2.88 2.98 3.08 3.18 3.28 3.38 3.48 3.58 3.68 T(K) 221 3.92 x 10-4 1.58 x 10-6 1.45 x 10-8 3.75 x 10-10 1.64 x 10-11 2.16 x 10-12 5.53 x 10-13 2.54 x 10-13 2.03 x 10-13 2.66 x 10-13 4.94 x 10-13 1.18 x 10-12 262 1.03 x 10-5 1.00 x 10-7 1.96 x 10-9 9.48 x 10-11 6.59 x 10-12 1.26 x 10-12 4.12 x 10-13 2.21 x 10-13 1.89 x 10-13 2.45 x 10-13 4.27 x 10-13 9.19 x 10-13 295 1.15 x 10-6 1.93 x 10-8 5.97 x 10-10 4.22 x 10-11 3.87 x 10-12 9.29 x 10-13 3.52 x 10-13 2.07 x 10-13 1.85 x 10-13 2.39 x 10-13 4.00 x 10-13 8.08 x 10-13 298 9.69 x 10-7 1.69 x 10-8 5.44 x 10-10 3.95 x 10-11 3.71 x 10-12 9.08 x 10-13 3.48 x 10-13 2.06 x 10-13 1.84 x 10-13 2.38 x 10-13 3.99 x 10-13 8.01 x 10-13 347 8.79 x 10-8 2.78 x 10-9 1.49 x 10-10 1.66 x 10-11 2.11 x 10-12 6.68 x 10-13 3.02 x 10-13 1.99 x 10-13 1.87 x 10-13 2.40 x 10-13 3.86 x 10-13 7.22 x 10-13 383 2.27 x 10-8 1.01 x 10-9 7.27 x 10-11 1.03 x 10-11 1.56 x 10-12 5.73 x 10-13 2.85 x 10-13 2.00 x 10-13 1.92 x 10-13 2.47 x 10-13 3.88 x 10-13 6.97 x 10-13 415 8.39 x 10-9 4.83 x 10-10 4.31 x 10-11 7.35 x 10-12 1.27 x 10-12 5.18 x 10-13 2.77 x 10-13 2.04 x 10-13 1.20 x 10-13 2.56 x 10-13 3.95 x 10-13 6.90 x 10-13 500 1.16 x 10-9 1.12 x 10-10 1.57 x 10-11 3.88 x 10-12 8.70 x 10-13 4.46 x 10-13 2.76 x 10-13 1.90 x 10-13 2.28 x 10-13 2.92 x 10-13 4.36 x 10-13 7.16 x 10-13 Table S3. Same as Table S2 but for the barrierless reaction channel: HS +NO 2 HSONO cis(a) or cis(b), in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at 1.01 bar, with varying S-O distance (R in Å). R(Å) 3.59 3.89 4.19 4.49 4.79 5.09 5.39 5.69 5.99 T(K) 221 1.89 x 10-4 2.25 x 10-12 2.97 x 10-21 1.59 x 10-20 1.09 x 10-17 2.41 x 10-14 2.33 x 10-12 7.86 x 10-10 8.24 x 10-8 262 4.19 x 10-5 7.46 x 10-12 3.53 x 10-20 1.43 x 10-19 3.59 x 10-17 4.02 x 10-14 1.24 x 10-12 1.75 x 10-10 8.98 x 10-9 295 4.30 x 10-6 3.98 x 10-12 1.59 x 10-19 5.45 x 10-19 7.43 x 10-17 5.60 x 10-14 8.56 x 10-13 7.20 x 10-11 2.39 x 10-9 298 3.59 x 10-6 3.79 x 10-12 1.79 x 10-19 6.07 x 10-19 7.88 x 10-17 5.76 x 10-14 8.32 x 10-13 6.71 x 10-11 2.16 x 10-9 347 2.98 x 10-7 1.93 x 10-13 9.72 x 10-19 2.73 x 10-18 1.80 x 10-16 8.67 x 10-14 5.66 x 10-13 2.57 x 10-11 5.10 x 10-10 383 7.37 x 10-8 1.33 x 10-13 2.60 x 10-18 6.54 x 10-18 2.93 x 10-16 1.12 x 10-13 4.62 x 10-13 1.51 x 10-11 2.28 x 10-10 415 2.65 x 10-8 1.02 x 10-13 5.45 x 10-18 1.27 x 10-17 4.24 x 10-16 1.39 x 10-13 4.01 x 10-13 1.03 x 10-11 1.26 x 10-10 500 3.51 x 10-9 6.23 x 10-13 2.57 x 10-17 5.05 x 10-17 9.40 x 10-16 2.25 x 10-13 3.14 x 10-13 4.90 x 10-12 3.97 x 10-11 S18

Table S4. Same as Table S2 but for the barrierless reaction channel: HS +NO 2 bar, with varying S-O distance (R in Å). HSONO trans, in the temperature range of 220-500 K, at1.01 RÅ) T(K) 2.37 2.47 2.57 2.67 2.77 2.87 2.97 3.07 3.17 221 2.90 x 10-22 1.52 x 10-28 3.28 x 10-32 8.07 x 10-35 2.14 x 10-36 4.81 x 10-37 7.00 x 10-37 5.70 x 10-36 1.86 x 10-34 262 5.32 x 10-21 2.69 x 10-26 2.21 x 10-29 1.42 x 10-31 6.83 x 10-33 2.00 x 10-33 2.86 x 10-33 1.76 x 10-32 3.57 x 10-31 295 3.15 x10-20 6.24 x 10-25 1.15 x 10-27 1.32 x 10-29 9.10 x 10-31 3.13 x 10-31 4.44 x 10-31 2.31 x 10-30 3.53 x 10-29 298 3.63 x10-20 8.03 x 10-25 1.57 x 10-27 1.90 x 10-29 1.35 x 10-30 4.70 x 10-31 6.65 x 10-31 3.42 x 10-30 5.11 x 10-29 347 2.71 x 10-19 2.73 x 10-23 1.31 x 10-25 3.02 x 10-27 3.21 x 10-28 1.35 x 10-28 1.89 x 10-28 8.13 x 10-28 8.89 x 10-27 383 8.77 x 10-19 2.11 x 10-22 1.69 x 10-24 5.64 x 10-26 7.56 x 10-27 3.53 x 10-27 4.94 x 10-27 1.92 x 10-26 1.76 x 10-25 415 2.13 x 10-18 9.79 x 10-22 1.15 x 10-23 5.05 x 10-25 8.06 x 10-26 4.07 x 10-26 5.71 x 10-26 2.05 x 10-25 1.65 x 10-24 500 1.39 x 10-17 2.37 x 10-20 6.02 x 10-22 4.67 x 10-23 1.06 x 10-23 6.34 x 10-24 8.88 x 10-24 2.75 x 10-23 1.70 x 10-22 Table S5. CVTST rate constants (in cm 3 molecule 1 s 1 ) for the barrierless reaction channel HS +NO 2 HS ---NO 2 in the temperature range of 220-1600 K and pressure ranging between 0.001-2 bar. T(K) P(bar) 0.001 0.0027 0.0134 0.134 1 2 221 1.98 x 10-13 1.91 x 10-13 1.63 x 10-13 7.01 x 10-14 1.87 x 10-13 1.93 x 10-13 262 1.86 x 10-13 1.82 x 10-13 1.60 x 10-13 8.06 x 10-14 1.66 x 10-13 1.75 x 10-13 295 1.83 x 10-13 1.79 x 10-13 1.62 x 10-13 9.46 x 10-14 1.54 x 10-13 1.66 x 10-13 298 1.83 x 10-13 1.79 x 10-13 1.64 x 10-13 9.68 x 10-14 1.51 x 10-13 1.65 x 10-13 347 1.85 x 10-13 1.83 x 10-13 1.72 x 10-13 1.17 x 10-13 1.36 x 10-13 1.54 x 10-13 383 1.91 x 10-13 1.89 x 10-13 1.81 x 10-13 1.35 x 10-13 1.26 x 10-13 1.46 x 10-13 415 1.99 x 10-13 1.97 x 10-13 1.91 x 10-13 1.50 x 10-13 1.18 x 10-13 1.42 x 10-13 500 1.90 x 10-13 1.89 x 10-13 1.86 x 10-13 1.63 x 10-13 7.94 x 10-14 1.03 x 10-13 800 3.73 x 10-13 3.73 x 10-13 3.72 x 10-13 3.66 x 10-13 3.12 x 10-14 4.95 x 10-14 1000 5.34 x 10-13 5.34 x 10-13 5.34 x 10-13 5.32 x 10-13 1.45 x 10-14 2.44 x 10-14 1200 7.47 x 10-13 7.47 x 10-13 7.47 x 10-13 7.45 x 10-13 6.50 x 10-15 1.30 x 10-14 1600 1.34 x 10-12 1.34 x 10-12 1.34 x 10-12 1.34 x 10-12 1.34 x 10-15 3.22 x 10-15 S19

Table S6. RRKM unimolecular rate constants k (in sec -1 ) for the isomerization pathways with intrinsic energy barrier (TSs) located on the singlet PS of the reaction between HS and NO 2 radicals at 298 K. k rev are the values for the pathway in the reverse direction. Pathway k k rev HSNO 2 TS0 HSONO trans 7.52 x 10-27 1.21 x 10-24 HSONO trans TS1 HSONO cis(a) 1.26 x 10 7 4.83 x 10 7 HSONO cis(a) TS3 HSONO cis(b) 1.95 x 10-3 1.86 x 10-2 HSNO 2 TS4 HON(S)O cis 6.27 x 10-7 7.90 x 10-3 HON(S)O cis TS4 HON(S)O trans 5.40 x 10 7 2.11 x 10 8 HSONO trans TS2 SON(O)H 3.64 x 10-19 6.63 x 10 12 Cartesian coordinates (in angstroms) of the stationary points on the PES [depicted in Figure 1 (of main article) and SI Figure S5] at (U)M06-2X/ccpVTZ level X Y Z NO 2 N -2.02272735-1.90909088 0.00000000 O -0.79133269-2.03286871 0.00000000 O -2.74561943-0.90456074 0.00000000 SH S -3.19860369-0.76392274 0.62346368 H -1.88860369-0.76392274 0.62346368 HSNO 2 N 0.482510886535 0.162779198769-0.047439979391 O 1.397419954139-0.298958419992 0.562731856606 O 0.483291420087 1.145338858446-0.726228242421 S -1.046690452507-0.755163604853 0.100351032650 H -1.714796038461 0.087019038674-0.693885890897 HSONO trans N 0.917014511680 0.222973760075-0.325155368041 O -0.414565589976-0.275947272688-0.228201558402 O 1.327860897003 0.035060366587-1.376590690215 S -1.078854510453-0.077498641699 1.295790900721 H -1.629158243250 1.124823411188 1.076343267836 S20

HSONO cis(a) N 1.111437347031 0.158334728643-0.428569518804 O 0.455819996773 0.264156813776 0.790287483375 O 0.439156367032-0.088087430049-1.331480894419 S -1.168417132457-0.200625330771 0.917665185909 H -1.686582189619 0.767608752622 0.149203331949 HSONO cis(b) N 1.164824871588 0.586689160764 0.031575897008 O 1.388421354953-0.365288459671 0.668178861416 O -0.054359014817 0.634583868957-0.495624320452 S -1.083939386429-0.720237535167-0.142643676851 H -2.033117255253-0.130628500360-0.873964281899 SON(O)H N 0.495048986138 0.355094424950-0.543016543783 O -0.315179722806-0.492260700327-0.121996720765 O 1.226805865745 0.189335450602-1.450951789466 S -1.305419703989 0.035205784695 1.277553374142 H 0.463478142574 1.242582743830-0.004946573386 HON(S)O cis N 0.397508037631 0.027032084215 0.019250394596 O 1.425051024732-0.238036992364 0.529304943006 O 0.444260166644 1.153753141518-0.744782235375 S -1.043799688710-0.767145633012 0.109811562788 H -0.444513609456 1.252844788086-1.095654857314 HON(S)O trans N 0.534306116871-0.027411776993-0.053829970278 O 1.254428584753-0.642338701672 0.674710351828 O 1.169242704737 0.820094105804-0.911492949978 S -1.083603468857-0.057314591057-0.167278803677 H 2.102599769306 0.707690269568-0.706497958705 TS0 N 0.72402800-0.19995400-0.00049400 O 0.29183000 1.02308800-0.00006500 O 1.87678700-0.39864100 0.00031300 S -1.32475000-0.13216900 0.00014100 H -1.22112500-1.48120000-0.00076900 S21

TS1 N 0.989754030339-0.368816759204-0.463780288841 O -0.439212853233-0.649465447266-0.182967446240 O 1.110116106870 0.578268167056-1.081654995865 S -0.998112967980 0.092405231690 1.199765455832 H -1.354319855453 1.264268901421 0.649999774683 TS2 N 0.433095561837 0.324226649190-0.492263177498 O -0.349055216926-0.642972857475-0.170161426366 O 1.189330007989 0.260807076808-1.368127372568 S -1.228611664006 0.093562417336 1.225427539015 H 0.020033172567 1.077779209774 0.393424792492 TS3 N 1.144449312508 0.615799441170 0.006741234390 O 0.993316816713-0.452555127207 0.556372156978 O 0.188990698615 1.000878246824-0.606096248430 S -1.007971256889-0.874983496925-0.023600175024 H -1.745814389395-0.062086775376-0.791295333020 TS4 N 0.496117864963 0.052786009940 0.032843097181 O 1.499262070134-0.244875762564 0.557746431231 O 0.353540718472 1.073311471711-0.717636135944 S -1.065584550113-0.705772984033 0.060254965053 H -0.878917758157 0.631200161802-0.804161299556 TS5 N 0.010320993799-0.286895577382 0.027242649934 O 1.392227551750 0.087244994528 0.152196901911 O -0.263688034046-1.364025518572 0.514119796866 S -1.016976496788 0.860905560895-0.691604996521 H 1.858159013668-0.247339492443-0.635371200407 S22