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Geometry for C6H5COOH (benzoic acid) 1A' CS

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InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9) INChIKey=WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

MP2/6-31G*


Point group is Cs
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.2217 0.0000   0.2203 -0.0250 0.0000
C2 1.2792 -0.3474 0.0000   -0.2013 1.3101 0.0000
C3 1.4185 -1.7334 0.0000   -1.5627 1.6046 0.0000
C4 0.2856 -2.5520 0.0000   -2.5036 0.5710 0.0000
C5 -0.9892 -1.9801 0.0000   -2.0789 -0.7601 0.0000
C6 -1.1385 -0.5937 0.0000   -0.7181 -1.0644 0.0000
C7 -0.0947 1.7026 0.0000   1.6811 -0.2857 0.0000
O8 0.8590 2.4655 0.0000   2.5465 0.5761 0.0000
O9 -1.3841 2.1394 0.0000   1.9701 -1.6160 0.0000
H10 2.1455 0.3087 0.0000   0.5482 2.0971 0.0000
H11 2.4109 -2.1770 0.0000   -1.8919 2.6405 0.0000
H12 0.3961 -3.6339 0.0000   -3.5663 0.8025 0.0000
H13 -1.8704 -2.6166 0.0000   -2.8105 -1.5640 0.0000
H14 -2.1265 -0.1431 0.0000   -0.3815 -2.0969 0.0000
H15 -1.3200 3.1162 0.0000   2.9479 -1.6623 0.0000
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C1 1.4001 2.4155 2.7884 2.4139 1.4004 1.4838 2.4026 2.3650 2.1472 3.4009 3.8760 3.3992 2.1576 3.1813
C2 1.4001 1.3929 2.4181 2.7948 2.4301 2.4678 2.8442 3.6438 1.0867 2.1513 3.4031 3.8819 3.4118 4.3304
C3 2.4155 1.3929 1.3977 2.4203 2.7995 3.7544 4.2360 4.7805 2.1676 1.0870 2.1581 3.4054 3.8854 5.5694
C4 2.7884 2.4181 1.3977 1.3972 2.4213 4.2715 5.0502 4.9797 3.4121 2.1581 1.0876 2.1569 3.4090 5.8912
C5 2.4139 2.7948 2.4203 1.3972 1.3944 3.7897 4.8145 4.1384 3.8813 3.4058 2.1574 1.0870 2.1606 5.1071
C6 1.4004 2.4301 2.7995 2.4213 1.3944 2.5224 3.6536 2.7442 3.4057 3.8865 3.4056 2.1513 1.0859 3.7144
C7 1.4838 2.4678 3.7544 4.2715 3.7897 2.5224 1.2214 1.3613 2.6384 4.6183 5.3590 4.6700 2.7449 1.8707
O8 2.4026 2.8442 4.2360 5.0502 4.8145 3.6536 1.2214 2.2667 2.5113 4.8950 6.1170 5.7687 3.9646 2.2741
O9 2.3650 3.6438 4.7805 4.9797 4.1384 2.7442 1.3613 2.2667 3.9761 5.7474 6.0416 4.7809 2.4002 0.9789
H10 2.1472 1.0867 2.1676 3.4121 3.8813 3.4057 2.6384 2.5113 3.9761 2.4998 4.3133 4.9684 4.2958 4.4600
H11 3.4009 2.1513 1.0870 2.1581 3.4058 3.8865 4.6183 4.8950 5.7474 2.4998 2.4864 4.3038 4.9724 6.4759
H12 3.8760 3.4031 2.1581 1.0876 2.1574 3.4056 5.3590 6.1170 6.0416 4.3133 2.4864 2.4843 4.3069 6.9649
H13 3.3992 3.8819 3.4054 2.1569 1.0870 2.1513 4.6700 5.7687 4.7809 4.9684 4.3038 2.4843 2.4868 5.7592
H14 2.1576 3.4118 3.8854 3.4090 2.1606 1.0859 2.7449 3.9646 2.4002 4.2958 4.9724 4.3069 2.4868 3.3576
H15 3.1813 4.3304 5.5694 5.8912 5.1071 3.7144 1.8707 2.2741 0.9789 4.4600 6.4759 6.9649 5.7592 3.3576
Maximum atom distance is 6.9649Å between atoms H12 and H15.
picture of benzoic acid
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Ignoring Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.729 C1 C6 C5 119.468
C1 C7 O8 124.997 C1 C7 O9 112.379
C2 C1 C6 120.399 C2 C1 C7 117.649
C2 C3 C4 120.110 C3 C4 C5 119.988
C4 C5 C6 120.305 C6 C1 C7 121.952
O8 C7 O9 122.624
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Involving Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 118.872 C1 C6 H14 119.869
C2 C3 H11 119.828 C3 C2 H10 121.398
C3 C4 H12 120.018 C4 C3 H11 120.062
C4 C5 H13 119.996 C5 C4 H12 119.993
C5 C6 H14 120.663 C6 C5 H13 119.699
C7 O9 H15 104.964

For information on specific bond angles or dihedrals see the geometry comparison page in section Comparisons > Geometry > Bonds, angles.