Figure 1. Orbital correlations (AM1) for conversion of 3 to 1 (R=H)

Energy
eV
3 (R=H) Symmetry 1 (R=H) Energy
3.2 4b1 4b1 11a 11a 2.1
2.0 3a2 3a2 10b 10b 2.0
-0.8 3b1 3b1 10a 10a 0.0
-1.0 2a2 2a2 9b 9b -0.1
-7.6 8a1 8a1 9a 9a -8.7
-10.1 2b1 2b1 8b 8b -10.3
-10.8 1a2 1a2 8a 8a -10.3
-11.9 6b2 6b2 7b 7b -11.7
-13.2 7a1 7a1 7a 7a -12.8
-13.4 5b2 5b2 6b 6b -13.3
-13.7 1b1 1b1 5b 5b -14.4