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Experimental data for C6H4 (Benzyne)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
1,3-Cyclohexadien-5-yne; cyclohexa-1,3-dien-5-yne; o-Benzyne; 1,2-Dehydrobenzene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C6H4/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-4H KLYCPFXDDDMZNQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1=CC#CC=C1 cyclohexa-1,3-dien-5-yne
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
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 440.00 10.00 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   10.00 kJ 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
1 A1 3094   webbook      
2 A1 3071   webbook      
3 A1 1860   webbook      
4 A1 1415   webbook      
5 A1 1271   webbook      
6 A1 1055   webbook      
7 A1 1010   webbook      
8 A1 982   webbook      
9 A1 600   webbook      
10 A2            
11 A2            
12 A2            
13 A2            
14 B1 838   webbook      
15 B1 737   webbook      
16 B1 388   webbook      
17 B2 3086   webbook      
18 B2 3049   webbook      
19 B2 1451   webbook      
20 B2 1394   webbook      
21 B2 1307   webbook      
22 B2 1094   webbook      
23 B2 849   webbook      
24 B2 472   webbook      

vibrational zero-point energy: 14511.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C6H4 (Benzyne).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.23315 0.19036 0.10475 NISTHydrocarbon

Calculated rotational constants for C6H4 (Benzyne).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1030432amu3Å6   4.71832127920425E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Benzyne

Point Group C2v


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

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C6H4 (Benzyne).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C#C 1
C=C 2
C-C 3
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C2 C4
C3 C5
C3 H7
C4 C6
C4 H8
C5 C6
C5 H9
C6 H10
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.030 0.050     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.564 0.007 2002Rie/Tsc:231
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 1A1 C2v True           C2v 1 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 C6H4 (Benzyne).
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 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C6H4 (Benzyne).

References
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squib reference DOI
2002Rie/Tsc:231 JC Rienstra-Kiracofe, GS Tschumper, HF Schaefer III, S Nandi, GB Ellison "Atomic and Molecular Electron Affinities: Photoelectron Experiments and Theoretical Computations" Chemical Reviews 2002, 102, 231-282 10.1021/cr990044u
NISThydrocarbon NIST Hydrocarbon spectral database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Hydro/index.html) 10.18434/T4PC70
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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