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Listing of experimental geometry data for C5H6 (Propellane)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
  0.28756  
Rotational Constants from 2008Kir/Mas:153
Calculated rotational constants for C5H6 (Propellane).

Point Group D3h

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 1.525 1 2 1985Hed/Hed:7257 ax-eq
rCC 1.596 2 5 1985Hed/Hed:7257 ax-ax
rCH 1.106 1 6 1985Hed/Hed:7257
aHCH 116 6 1 7 1985Hed/Hed:7257
aHCC 116.9 2 1 6 1985Hed/Hed:7257 Cax - Ceq - H
aCCC 95.1 1 2 3 1985Hed/Hed:7257 Ceq - Cax - Ceq
aCCC 63.1 2 1 5 1985Hed/Hed:7257 Cax - Ceq - Cax
picture of Propellane

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 7
H-C 6
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 1.2995 0.0000
C2 0.0000 0.0000 0.7980
C3 1.1254 -0.6498 0.0000
C4 -1.1254 -0.6498 0.0000
C5 0.0000 0.0000 -0.7980
H6 0.9379 1.8856 0.0000
H7 -0.9379 1.8856 0.0000
H8 1.1640 -1.7551 0.0000
H9 2.1020 -0.1305 0.0000
H10 -2.1020 -0.1305 0.0000
H11 -1.1640 -1.7551 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52502.25092.25091.52501.10601.10603.26892.54232.54233.2689
C21.52501.52501.52501.59602.25212.25212.25212.25212.25212.2521
C32.25091.52502.25091.52502.54233.26891.10601.10603.26892.5423
C42.25091.52502.25091.52503.26892.54232.54233.26891.10601.1060
C51.52501.59601.52501.52502.25212.25212.25212.25212.25212.2521
H61.10602.25212.54233.26892.25211.87593.64772.32813.64774.2039
H71.10602.25213.26892.54232.25211.87594.20393.64772.32813.6477
H83.26892.25211.10602.54232.25213.64774.20391.87593.64772.3281
H92.54232.25211.10603.26892.25212.32813.64771.87594.20403.6477
H102.54232.25213.26891.10602.25213.64772.32813.64774.20401.8759
H113.26892.25212.54231.10602.25214.20393.64772.32813.64771.8759

Calculated geometries for C5H6 (Propellane).
References
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squib reference DOI
1985Hed/Hed:7257 L Hedberg, K Hedberg "The Molecular Structure of Gaseous [1.1.1]Propellane: An Electron-Difraction Investigation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 7257-7260 10.1021/ja00311a004
2008Kir/Mas:153 R Kirkpatrick, T Masiello, N Jariyasopit, A Weber, JW Nibler, A Maki, TA Blake, T Hubler "High resolution infrared spectroscopy of [1.1.1]propellane" J. Mol. Spect. 248 (2008) 153-160 10.1016/j.jms.2007.12.009

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