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A @[email protected] for a process A + B–C in which the initial descent of the system into the product valley is associated with a substantial decrease in the A–B distance and with little separation between the products A–B and C. In terms of a @[email protected], the energy barrier occurs in the early stage of the @[email protected] Attractive surfaces are also called early-downhill surfaces, and the barrier in such a surface is called a Type-I barrier.