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Geometry for C6H6 (Dewar Benzene) 1A1 C2V

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InChI=1S/C6H6/c1-2-6-4-3-5(1)6/h1-6H INChIKey=CTLSARLLLBZBRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CID/6-31G*


Point group is C2v
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.7793 0.5211   0.0000 0.7793 0.5211
C2 0.0000 -0.7793 0.5211   0.0000 -0.7793 0.5211
H3 0.0000 1.3418 1.4512   0.0000 1.3418 1.4512
H4 0.0000 -1.3418 1.4512   0.0000 -1.3418 1.4512
C5 -1.2976 0.6652 -0.2637   -1.2976 0.6652 -0.2637
C6 1.2976 0.6652 -0.2637   1.2976 0.6652 -0.2637
C7 1.2976 -0.6652 -0.2637   1.2976 -0.6652 -0.2637
C8 -1.2976 -0.6652 -0.2637   -1.2976 -0.6652 -0.2637
H9 -1.9402 1.4114 -0.7065   -1.9402 1.4114 -0.7065
H10 1.9402 1.4114 -0.7065   1.9402 1.4114 -0.7065
H11 1.9402 -1.4114 -0.7065   1.9402 -1.4114 -0.7065
H12 -1.9402 -1.4114 -0.7065   -1.9402 -1.4114 -0.7065
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5585 1.0870 2.3161 1.5208 1.5208 2.0944 2.0944 2.3814 2.3814 3.1734 3.1734
C2 1.5585 2.3161 1.0870 2.0944 2.0944 1.5208 1.5208 3.1734 3.1734 2.3814 2.3814
H3 1.0870 2.3161 2.6837 2.2544 2.2544 2.9416 2.9416 2.9025 2.9025 4.0000 4.0000
H4 2.3161 1.0870 2.6837 2.9416 2.9416 2.2544 2.2544 4.0000 4.0000 2.9025 2.9025
C5 1.5208 2.0944 2.2544 2.9416 2.5953 2.9164 1.3304 1.0796 3.3521 3.8719 2.2184
C6 1.5208 2.0944 2.2544 2.9416 2.5953 1.3304 2.9164 3.3521 1.0796 2.2184 3.8719
C7 2.0944 1.5208 2.9416 2.2544 2.9164 1.3304 2.5953 3.8719 2.2184 1.0796 3.3521
C8 2.0944 1.5208 2.9416 2.2544 1.3304 2.9164 2.5953 2.2184 3.8719 3.3521 1.0796
H9 2.3814 3.1734 2.9025 4.0000 1.0796 3.3521 3.8719 2.2184 3.8804 4.7985 2.8227
H10 2.3814 3.1734 2.9025 4.0000 3.3521 1.0796 2.2184 3.8719 3.8804 2.8227 4.7985
H11 3.1734 2.3814 4.0000 2.9025 3.8719 2.2184 1.0796 3.3521 4.7985 2.8227 3.8804
H12 3.1734 2.3814 4.0000 2.9025 2.2184 3.8719 3.3521 1.0796 2.8227 4.7985 3.8804
Maximum atom distance is 4.7985Å between atoms H9 and H11.
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Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Ignoring Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 121.170 C2 C1 C3 121.170
C2 C1 C5 85.700 C2 C1 C6 85.700
C3 C1 C5 118.710 C3 C1 C6 118.710
C5 C1 C6 117.137
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Involving Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H7 85.700 C1 C2 H8 85.700
C1 C5 H8 94.300 C1 C5 H9 131.885
C1 C6 H7 94.300 C1 C6 H10 131.885
C2 H7 C6 94.300 C2 H7 H11 131.885
C2 H8 C5 94.300 C2 H8 H12 131.885
C4 C2 H7 118.710 C4 C2 H8 118.710
C5 H8 H12 133.717 C6 H7 H11 133.717
H7 C6 H10 133.717 H8 C5 H9 133.717

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