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Listing of experimental geometry data for C7H8 (Norbornadiene)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
0.14255 0.12043 0.10629
Rotational Constants from 1993Knu/Gra:10845
Calculated rotational constants for C7H8 (Norbornadiene).

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 1.530 2 4 1993Knu/Gra:10845
rCC 1.557 1 2 1993Knu/Gra:10845
rCC 1.336 4 5 1993Knu/Gra:10845
rHC 1.090 2 10 1993Knu/Gra:10845
rHC 1.081 4 12 1993Knu/Gra:10845
rHC 1.095 1 8 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aCCC 107.13 2 4 5 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aCCC 91.9 2 1 3 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aCCC 107.58 4 2 6 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aCCC 98.3 1 2 4 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aHCC 117.66 1 2 10 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aHCC 127.84 4 5 13 1993Knu/Gra:10845
aHCH 111.99 8 1 9 1993Knu/Gra:10845
picture of Norbornadiene

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 6
C=C 2
H-C 8
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 1.3618
C2 0.0000 1.1189 0.2794
C3 0.0000 -1.1189 0.2794
C4 1.2348 0.6681 -0.5042
C5 1.2348 -0.6681 -0.5042
C6 -1.2348 0.6681 -0.5042
C7 -1.2348 -0.6681 -0.5042
H8 -0.9081 0.0000 1.9744
H9 0.9081 0.0000 1.9744
H10 0.0000 2.1541 0.6216
H11 0.0000 -2.1541 0.6216
H12 1.9214 1.3312 -1.0115
H13 1.9214 -1.3312 -1.0115
H14 -1.9214 1.3312 -1.0115
H15 -1.9214 -1.3312 -1.0115

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.55681.55682.33522.33522.33522.33521.09541.09542.27772.27773.33113.33113.33113.3311
C21.55682.23781.53042.30911.53042.30912.22482.22481.09033.29082.32453.37062.32453.3706
C31.55682.23782.30911.53042.30911.53042.22482.22483.29081.09033.37062.32453.37062.3245
C42.33521.53042.30911.33622.46962.80793.34392.58782.23613.27981.08102.17393.26483.7704
C52.33522.30911.53041.33622.80792.46963.34392.58783.27982.23612.17391.08103.77043.2648
C62.33521.53042.30912.46962.80791.33622.58783.34392.23613.27983.26483.77041.08102.1739
C72.33522.30911.53042.80792.46961.33622.58783.34393.27982.23613.77043.26482.17391.0810
H81.09542.22482.22483.34393.34392.58782.58781.81622.70092.70094.32364.32363.42263.4226
H91.09542.22482.22482.58782.58783.34393.34391.81622.70092.70093.42263.42264.32364.3236
H102.27771.09033.29082.23613.27982.23613.27982.70092.70094.30822.65254.30192.65254.3019
H112.27773.29081.09033.27982.23613.27982.23612.70092.70094.30824.30192.65254.30192.6525
H123.33112.32453.37061.08102.17393.26483.77044.32363.42262.65254.30192.66243.84284.6750
H133.33113.37062.32452.17391.08103.77043.26484.32363.42264.30192.65252.66244.67503.8428
H143.33112.32453.37063.26483.77041.08102.17393.42264.32362.65254.30193.84284.67502.6624
H153.33113.37062.32453.77043.26482.17391.08103.42264.32364.30192.65254.67503.84282.6624

Calculated geometries for C7H8 (Norbornadiene).
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squib reference DOI
1993Knu/Gra:10845 G Knuchel, G Grassi, B Vogelsanger, A Bauder "Molecular Structure of Norbornadiene as Determined by Microwave Fourier Transform Spectroscopy" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 10845-10848 10.1021/ja00076a047

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