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II.A.3. (XII.A.1.)

Listing of experimental geometry data for C6H5CN (phenyl cyanide)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
0.18864 0.05160 0.04051
Rotational Constants from 2008Woh/Sch:119
Calculated rotational constants for C6H5CN (phenyl cyanide).

Point Group C2v

Internal coordinates

(distances (r) in Å) (angles (a) in degrees) (dihedrals (d) in degrees)
Description Value Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCC 1.388 3 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.396 4 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.397 6 8 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.451 2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCN 1.158 1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.080 4 9 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.082 6 11 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.080 8 13 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 121.62 4 3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 119 3 4 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 120.06 4 6 8 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 120.05 6 8 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCC 120.36 6 4 9 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCC 120.01 4 6 11 1976Hellwege(II/7)
picture of phenyl cyanide

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C#N 1
C-C 1
C:C 6
H-C 5

Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.0000 0.0000 -3.1385
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -1.9803
C3 0.0000 0.0000 -0.5295
C4 0.0000 1.2126 0.1451
C5 0.0000 -1.2126 0.1451
C6 0.0000 1.2105 1.5407
C7 0.0000 -1.2105 1.5407
C8 0.0000 0.0000 2.2390
H9 0.0000 2.1455 -0.3995
H10 0.0000 -2.1455 -0.3995
H11 0.0000 2.1467 2.0834
H12 0.0000 -2.1467 2.0834
H13 0.0000 0.0000 3.3186

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)

  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.15822.60903.50033.50034.83324.83325.37753.47933.47935.64595.64596.4571
C21.15821.45082.44702.44703.72333.72334.21932.66502.66504.59594.59595.2989
C32.60901.45081.38761.38762.39812.39812.76852.14942.14943.38173.38173.8481
C43.50032.44701.38762.42521.39562.79632.41971.08023.40202.15163.87843.3973
C53.50032.44701.38762.42522.79631.39562.41973.40201.08023.87842.15163.3973
C64.83323.72332.39811.39562.79632.42101.39752.15373.87651.08213.40082.1509
C74.83323.72332.39812.79631.39562.42101.39753.87652.15373.40081.08212.1509
C85.37754.21932.76852.41972.41971.39751.39753.40073.40072.15232.15231.0796
H93.47932.66502.14941.08023.40202.15373.87653.40074.29102.48294.95864.2927
H103.47932.66502.14943.40201.08023.87652.15373.40074.29104.95862.48294.2927
H115.64594.59593.38172.15163.87841.08213.40082.15232.48294.95864.29342.4767
H125.64594.59593.38173.87842.15163.40081.08212.15234.95862.48294.29342.4767
H136.45715.29893.84813.39733.39732.15092.15091.07964.29274.29272.47672.4767

Calculated geometries for C6H5CN (phenyl cyanide).
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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.  
2008Woh/Sch:119 K Wohlfart, M Schnell, J-U Grabow, J Kupper "Precise dipole moment and quadrupole coupling constants of benzonitrile" J. Mol. Spec. 247 (2008) 119-121 10.1016/j.jms.2007.10.006

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