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Geometry for C8H8 (cubane) 1A1G OH

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InChI=1S/C8H8/c1-2-5-3(1)7-4(1)6(2)8(5)7/h1-8H INChIKey=TXWRERCHRDBNLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ


Point group is Oh
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.7820 0.7820 0.7820   0.7820 1.0165 0.4356
C2 -0.7820 0.7820 0.7820   0.7820 -0.4356 1.0165
C3 0.7820 0.7820 -0.7820   -0.7820 1.0165 0.4356
C4 -0.7820 0.7820 -0.7820   -0.7820 -0.4356 1.0165
C5 0.7820 -0.7820 0.7820   0.7820 0.4356 -1.0165
C6 -0.7820 -0.7820 0.7820   0.7820 -1.0165 -0.4356
C7 0.7820 -0.7820 -0.7820   -0.7820 0.4356 -1.0165
C8 -0.7820 -0.7820 -0.7820   -0.7820 -1.0165 -0.4356
H9 1.4128 1.4128 1.4128   1.4128 1.8365 0.7871
H10 -1.4128 1.4128 1.4128   1.4128 -0.7871 1.8365
H11 1.4128 1.4128 -1.4128   -1.4128 1.8365 0.7871
H12 -1.4128 1.4128 -1.4128   -1.4128 -0.7871 1.8365
H13 1.4128 -1.4128 1.4128   1.4128 0.7871 -1.8365
H14 -1.4128 -1.4128 1.4128   1.4128 -1.8365 -0.7871
H15 1.4128 -1.4128 -1.4128   -1.4128 0.7871 -1.8365
H16 -1.4128 -1.4128 -1.4128   -1.4128 -1.8365 -0.7871
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C1 1.5640 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 2.2118 2.7089 1.0926 2.3692 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 3.1674 3.8015
C2 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 2.7089 2.2118 2.3692 1.0926 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.8015 3.1674
C3 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 2.7089 1.5640 2.2118 2.3692 3.1674 1.0926 2.3692 3.1674 3.8015 2.3692 3.1674
C4 2.2118 1.5640 1.5640 2.7089 2.2118 2.2118 1.5640 3.1674 2.3692 2.3692 1.0926 3.8015 3.1674 3.1674 2.3692
C5 1.5640 2.2118 2.2118 2.7089 1.5640 1.5640 2.2118 2.3692 3.1674 3.1674 3.8015 1.0926 2.3692 2.3692 3.1674
C6 2.2118 1.5640 2.7089 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 3.1674 2.3692 3.8015 3.1674 2.3692 1.0926 3.1674 2.3692
C7 2.2118 2.7089 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 3.1674 3.8015 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 1.0926 2.3692
C8 2.7089 2.2118 2.2118 1.5640 2.2118 1.5640 1.5640 3.8015 3.1674 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 2.3692 1.0926
H9 1.0926 2.3692 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 3.1674 3.8015 2.8256 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 3.9960 4.8941
H10 2.3692 1.0926 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.8015 3.1674 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 4.8941 3.9960
H11 2.3692 3.1674 1.0926 2.3692 3.1674 3.8015 2.3692 3.1674 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 4.8941 2.8256 3.9960
H12 3.1674 2.3692 2.3692 1.0926 3.8015 3.1674 3.1674 2.3692 3.9960 2.8256 2.8256 4.8941 3.9960 3.9960 2.8256
H13 2.3692 3.1674 3.1674 3.8015 1.0926 2.3692 2.3692 3.1674 2.8256 3.9960 3.9960 4.8941 2.8256 2.8256 3.9960
H14 3.1674 2.3692 3.8015 3.1674 2.3692 1.0926 3.1674 2.3692 3.9960 2.8256 4.8941 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256
H15 3.1674 3.8015 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 1.0926 2.3692 3.9960 4.8941 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256
H16 3.8015 3.1674 3.1674 2.3692 3.1674 2.3692 2.3692 1.0926 4.8941 3.9960 3.9960 2.8256 3.9960 2.8256 2.8256
Maximum atom distance is 4.8941Å between atoms H9 and H16.
picture of cubane
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Ignoring Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 C6 90.000
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 C7 90.000
C1 C5 C6 90.000 C1 C5 C7 90.000
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 C5 90.000
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C2 C4 C8 90.000
C2 C6 C5 90.000 C2 C6 C8 90.000
C3 C1 C5 90.000 C3 C4 C8 90.000
C3 C7 C5 90.000 C3 C7 C8 90.000
C4 C2 C6 90.000 C4 C3 C7 90.000
C4 C8 C6 90.000 C4 C8 C7 90.000
C5 C6 C8 90.000 C5 C7 C8 90.000
C6 C5 C7 90.000 C6 C8 C7 90.000
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Involving Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 125.264 C1 C3 H11 125.264
C1 C5 H13 125.264 C2 C1 H9 125.264
C2 C4 H12 125.264 C2 C6 H14 125.264
C3 C1 H9 125.264 C3 C4 H12 125.264
C3 C7 H15 125.264 C4 C2 H10 125.264
C4 C3 H11 125.264 C4 C8 H16 125.264
C5 C1 H9 125.264 C5 C6 H14 125.264
C5 C7 H15 125.264 C6 C2 H10 125.264
C6 C5 H13 125.264 C6 C8 H16 125.264
C7 C3 H11 125.264 C7 C5 H13 125.264
C7 C8 H16 125.264 C8 C4 H12 125.264
C8 C6 H14 125.264 C8 C7 H15 125.264

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