# New calculations reveal hidden pathways that let chemical reactions produce different products

- Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Published: 2026-10-29T23:00:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-reveal-hidden-pathways-chemical-reactions.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/new-calculations-reveal-hidden-pathways-that-let-chemical-reactions-pr-bcbae1/

Chemical reactions are often understood as molecules crossing a high-energy saddle point, known as a transition state, before following a downhill pathway toward a product. Conventional quantum chemical calculations typically trace this single pathway to determine how a reaction proceeds.

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