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Experimental data for C12H8 (biphenylene)

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Other names
Cyclobutadibenzene; Diphenylene; 1,1'-Biphenylene; Dibenzocyclobutadiene; biphenylene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C12H8/c1-2-6-10-9(5-1)11-7-3-4-8-12(10)11/h1-8H IFVTZJHWGZSXFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N C12=C(C=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C13 biphenylene
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 417.20 1.90 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   1.90 kJ mol-1 webbook
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 159.30   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C12H8 (biphenylene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for C12H8 (biphenylene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of biphenylene

Point Group D2h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCC 1.372 0.012 1 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.428 0.012 5 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.370 0.015 6 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.524 0.006 1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.432 0.018 1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.096 0.009 5 13 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 115 1.2 1 5 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 122.5 1.2 5 6 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 122.5 0.6 1 3 8 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C12H8 (biphenylene).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 2
C:C 12
H-C 8

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 C5
C2 C4
C2 C9
C3 C4
C3 C8
C4 C12
C5 C6
C5 H13
C6 C7
C6 H14
C7 C8
C7 H15
C8 H16
C9 C10
C9 H17
C10 C11
C10 H18
C11 C12
C11 H19
C12 H20
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference Comment
7.580 0.030       webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference Comment
0.890 0.100   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True           D2h 0 2
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for C12H8 (biphenylene).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True       D2h 0 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C12H8 (biphenylene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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