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Geometry for C6H6 (Prismane) 1A1' D3H

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InChI=1S/C6H6/c1-2-3(1)6-4(1)5(2)6/h1-6H/t1-,2+,3-,4+,5-,6+ INChIKey=

HF/CEP-31G


Point group is D3h
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.8901 0.7852   0.7852 -0.4280 0.7805
C2 -0.7709 -0.4451 0.7852   0.7852 -0.4619 -0.7609
C3 0.7709 -0.4451 0.7852   0.7852 0.8899 -0.0196
C4 0.0000 0.8901 -0.7852   -0.7852 -0.4280 0.7805
C5 0.7709 -0.4451 -0.7852   -0.7852 0.8899 -0.0196
C6 -0.7709 -0.4451 -0.7852   -0.7852 -0.4619 -0.7609
H7 0.0000 1.6864 1.5053   1.5053 -0.8109 1.4786
H8 -1.4605 -0.8432 1.5053   1.5053 -0.8751 -1.4415
H9 1.4605 -0.8432 1.5053   1.5053 1.6860 -0.0371
H10 0.0000 1.6864 -1.5053   -1.5053 -0.8109 1.4786
H11 1.4605 -0.8432 -1.5053   -1.5053 1.6860 -0.0371
H12 -1.4605 -0.8432 -1.5053   -1.5053 -0.8751 -1.4415
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5418 1.5418 1.5704 2.2007 2.2007 1.0735 2.3782 2.3782 2.4249 3.2224 3.2224
C2 1.5418 1.5418 2.2007 2.2007 1.5704 2.3782 1.0735 2.3782 3.2224 3.2224 2.4249
C3 1.5418 1.5418 2.2007 1.5704 2.2007 2.3782 2.3782 1.0735 3.2224 2.4249 3.2224
C4 1.5704 2.2007 2.2007 1.5418 1.5418 2.4249 3.2224 3.2224 1.0735 2.3782 2.3782
C5 2.2007 2.2007 1.5704 1.5418 1.5418 3.2224 3.2224 2.4249 2.3782 1.0735 2.3782
C6 2.2007 1.5704 2.2007 1.5418 1.5418 3.2224 2.4249 3.2224 2.3782 2.3782 1.0735
H7 1.0735 2.3782 2.3782 2.4249 3.2224 3.2224 2.9209 2.9209 3.0105 4.1946 4.1946
H8 2.3782 1.0735 2.3782 3.2224 3.2224 2.4249 2.9209 2.9209 4.1946 4.1946 3.0105
H9 2.3782 2.3782 1.0735 3.2224 2.4249 3.2224 2.9209 2.9209 4.1946 3.0105 4.1946
H10 2.4249 3.2224 3.2224 1.0735 2.3782 2.3782 3.0105 4.1946 4.1946 2.9209 2.9209
H11 3.2224 3.2224 2.4249 2.3782 1.0735 2.3782 4.1946 4.1946 3.0105 2.9209 2.9209
H12 3.2224 2.4249 3.2224 2.3782 2.3782 1.0735 4.1946 3.0105 4.1946 2.9209 2.9209
Maximum atom distance is 4.1946Å between atoms H7 and H11.
picture of Prismane
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Ignoring Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 C6 90.000
C1 C3 C2 60.000 C1 C3 C5 90.000
C1 C4 C5 90.000 C1 C4 C6 90.000
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 C4 90.000
C2 C3 C5 90.000 C2 C6 C4 90.000
C2 C6 C5 90.000 C3 C1 C4 90.000
C3 C2 C6 90.000 C3 C5 C4 90.000
C3 C5 C6 90.000 C4 C5 C6 60.000
C5 C4 C6 60.000 C6 C4 C5 60.000
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Involving Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H8 129.967 C1 C3 H9 129.967
C1 C4 H10 132.123 C2 C1 H7 129.967
C2 C3 H9 129.967 C2 C6 H12 132.123
C3 C1 H7 129.967 C3 C2 H8 129.967
C3 C5 H11 132.123 C4 C1 H7 132.123
C4 C5 H11 129.967 C4 C6 H12 129.967
C5 C3 H9 132.123 C5 C4 H10 129.967
C5 C6 H12 129.967 C6 C2 H8 132.123
C6 C4 H10 129.967 C6 C5 H11 129.967

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