The 2B1 and 2A1 states of the oxirane radical cation, which are suggested by MP2/6-31G*//6-31G* calculations to be very close in energy, both have small barriers to ring-opening via disrotatory and conroatatory processes, respectively.
T. Clark, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1984, 666 DOI: 10.1039/C39840000666
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