Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to verify and understand recent experimental results that show that Woodward–Hoffmann rules can be circumvented by applying a force across the breaking bond.
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Frank, I., Friedrichs, J. Breaking the rules. Nature Chem 1, 264–265 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.266
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