File Name : figure s1.tif Caption : fig.s1 the schematic of molecular bond axis distribution for different preparations. File Name : figure s2.pdf Caption : fig.s2 contour plot of the ground-state pes for the na(2s) + nali (x1Οƒ+) reaction in the jacobi coordinate of the reactants. File Name : figure s3.tif Caption : fig. s3 comparison of the reaction probabilities calculated by tdwp and qct methods for the reaction na + nali (v = 0, j = 1) β†’ li + naβ‚‚ with total angular momentum j = 0. File Name : table s2.pdf Caption : table s1. numerical parameters used in the tdwp calculations of the na + nali (v0 = 0, j0 = 1) β†’ li + na2 reaction. atomic units are used if not otherwise stated.