Optimized structures Compound 1 N- Benzyl tyrosine amide, [M+H]+ , N protonated Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.581401 -880.580457 -880.650249 N- Benzyl Tyrosine amide, [M+H]+ , O- protonated Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.578900 -880.577956 -880.647906 INC 1(a) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= Benzyl cation -880.486977 -880.486033 -880.557903 migrated to C ortho to OH group (a) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= 1- 2 shift of hydrogen after benzyl shift (a1) -880.499532 -880.498588 -880.568257 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.496822 -880.495878 -880.565399 Ts for 1 2 hydrogen shift after benzyl shift Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= H shifted from ring to N (b) -880.477366 -880.476422 -880.544915 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.585675 -880.584731 -880.650740 Ts for h shift (a1-b) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.512650 -880.511706 -880.576970 Fragments Benzyl cation Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= [M+H]-Benzyl cation -270.549897 -270.548953 -270.584676 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -609.924005 -609.923061 -609.975394 m/z 197, [M+H-74]+ Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= Neutral corresponding to m/z 197, [M+H-74]+ -616.054759 -616.053815 -616.107673 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -264.438608 -264.437664 -264.472432 Scheme 3 INC 1(b) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.511389 -880.510445 -880.583223 Benzyl cation migrated to amide nitrogen (c) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.530373 -880.529428 -880.598708 Proton shifted from NH2 to NH (d) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.555914 -880.554970 -880.622715 TS for H shift from c to d Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -880.553846 -880.552901 -880.620155 Product ions m/z 226, [M+H-45]+ Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -710.704426 -710.703481 -710.764330 Neutral corresponding to ion of m/z 226 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -169.776329 -169.775384 -169.804144 Compound 2 N-[1 –phenylethyl] tyrosine Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -919.870840 -919.869896 -919.942608 INC 2 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -919.812874 -919.811930 -919.889327 Product ions m/z 105, 1-phenylethyl cation Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -309.857509 -309.856565 -309.896031 Neutral corresponding to ion of m/z 105 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -609.924004 -609.923060 -609.975396 (INC 3) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -919.846923 -919.845978 -919.922215 m/z 181(Enol) Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= Styrene -610.315203 -610.314259 -610.366652 Sum of electronic and thermal Energies= Sum of electronic and thermal Enthalpies= Sum of electronic and thermal Free Energies= -309.520636 -309.519692 -309.558955 Energy profile of the scan of N-C bond length in [M+H]+ ion of compound 2 Energy profile for the H shift from C to N in INC 2