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Experimental data for C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene)

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Other names
1,3-Cyclohexadiene; Cyclohexa-1,3-diene; cyclohexadiene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C6H8/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-4H,5-6H2 MGNZXYYWBUKAII-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1=CC=CCC1 Cyclohexa-1,3-diene
State Conformation
1A C2
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 106.20   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 130.10   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 303.41   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 16.25   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 94.20   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 C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.16925 0.16886 0.09012 NISThydrocarbon

Calculated rotational constants for C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1860002amu3Å6   8.516894788458E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene

Point Group C2


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
rCH 1.090   1 7 1976Hellwege(II/7) C with double bond
rCH 1.100   5 11 1976Hellwege(II/7) C with single bond
rCC 1.349   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.466   2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7) single bond between double bonds
rCC 1.521   1 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.536   5 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 120.2 1 2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7) towards other =
aCCC 120.2 2 1 6 1976Hellwege(II/7) away from =
aCCC 110.8 1 6 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
dCCCC 18.1 1 2 3 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 8
C-C 4
C=C 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H7
C2 C4
C2 H8
C3 C5
C3 H9
C4 C6
C4 H10
C5 C6
C5 H11
C5 H12
C6 H13
C6 H14
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.250   8.320   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 1A C2 True     0.437 0.437 NISThydrocarbon   C2 1 3
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 C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene).
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 1A C2 True -5.900 2.700 3.200 1971Fly/Ben:225 Qxx=3.2+-2.8, Qyy=2.7+-2.8, Qzz=-5.9+-3.8 C2 1 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C6H8 (1,3-Cyclohexadiene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1971Fly/Ben:225 WH Flygare, RC Benson "The molecular Zeeman effect in diamagnetic molecules and the determination of molecular magnetic moments (g values), magnetic susceptibilities, and molecular quadrupole moments" Mol. Phys. 1971, 20 (2), 225-250 10.1080/00268977100100221
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.  
NISThydrocarbon NIST Hydrocarbon spectral database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Hydro/index.html) 10.18434/T4PC70
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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