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Listing of experimental geometry data for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
0.67024 0.67024 0.41770
Rotational Constants from NISThydrocarbon
Calculated rotational constants for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).

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 1.501 1 2 1998Kuc re values
rCH 1.083 1 4 1998Kuc re value
aHCH 114.5 4 1 7 1998Kuc re value
aCCC 60 1 2 3 1998Kuc b ysymmetry
aHCC 117.9 1 2 5 1998Kuc by symmetry
picture of Cyclopropane

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 6
C-C 3
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.8666 0.0000
C2 0.7505 -0.4333 0.0000
C3 -0.7505 -0.4333 0.0000
H4 0.0000 1.4525 0.9108
H5 1.2579 -0.7262 0.9108
H6 -1.2579 -0.7262 0.9108
H7 0.0000 1.4525 -0.9108
H8 1.2579 -0.7262 -0.9108
H9 -1.2579 -0.7262 -0.9108

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50101.50101.08302.22462.22461.08302.22462.2246
C21.50101.50102.22461.08302.22462.22461.08302.2246
C31.50101.50102.22462.22461.08302.22462.22461.0830
H41.08302.22462.22462.51582.51581.82173.10613.1061
H52.22461.08302.22462.51582.51583.10611.82173.1061
H62.22462.22461.08302.51582.51583.10613.10611.8217
H71.08302.22462.22461.82173.10613.10612.51582.5158
H82.22461.08302.22463.10611.82173.10612.51582.5158
H92.22462.22461.08303.10613.10611.82172.51582.5158

Calculated geometries for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).
References
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squib reference DOI
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
NISThydrocarbon NIST Hydrocarbon spectral database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Hydro/index.html) 10.18434/T4PC70

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