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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=

MP2=FULL/6-311G**


Point group is D3h
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.8798 0.7770   0.7770 -0.3089 0.8238
C2 -0.7619 -0.4399 0.7770   0.7770 -0.5589 -0.6794
C3 0.7619 -0.4399 0.7770   0.7770 0.8678 -0.1444
C4 0.0000 0.8798 -0.7770   -0.7770 -0.3089 0.8238
C5 0.7619 -0.4399 -0.7770   -0.7770 0.8678 -0.1444
C6 -0.7619 -0.4399 -0.7770   -0.7770 -0.5589 -0.6794
H7 0.0000 1.6706 1.5170   1.5170 -0.5866 1.5643
H8 -1.4468 -0.8353 1.5170   1.5170 -1.0614 -1.2901
H9 1.4468 -0.8353 1.5170   1.5170 1.6480 -0.2741
H10 0.0000 1.6706 -1.5170   -1.5170 -0.5866 1.5643
H11 1.4468 -0.8353 -1.5170   -1.5170 1.6480 -0.2741
H12 -1.4468 -0.8353 -1.5170   -1.5170 -1.0614 -1.2901
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5238 1.5238 1.5539 2.1764 2.1764 1.0831 2.3627 2.3627 2.4264 3.2089 3.2089
C2 1.5238 1.5238 2.1764 2.1764 1.5539 2.3627 1.0831 2.3627 3.2089 3.2089 2.4264
C3 1.5238 1.5238 2.1764 1.5539 2.1764 2.3627 2.3627 1.0831 3.2089 2.4264 3.2089
C4 1.5539 2.1764 2.1764 1.5238 1.5238 2.4264 3.2089 3.2089 1.0831 2.3627 2.3627
C5 2.1764 2.1764 1.5539 1.5238 1.5238 3.2089 3.2089 2.4264 2.3627 1.0831 2.3627
C6 2.1764 1.5539 2.1764 1.5238 1.5238 3.2089 2.4264 3.2089 2.3627 2.3627 1.0831
H7 1.0831 2.3627 2.3627 2.4264 3.2089 3.2089 2.8936 2.8936 3.0339 4.1926 4.1926
H8 2.3627 1.0831 2.3627 3.2089 3.2089 2.4264 2.8936 2.8936 4.1926 4.1926 3.0339
H9 2.3627 2.3627 1.0831 3.2089 2.4264 3.2089 2.8936 2.8936 4.1926 3.0339 4.1926
H10 2.4264 3.2089 3.2089 1.0831 2.3627 2.3627 3.0339 4.1926 4.1926 2.8936 2.8936
H11 3.2089 3.2089 2.4264 2.3627 1.0831 2.3627 4.1926 4.1926 3.0339 2.8936 2.8936
H12 3.2089 2.4264 3.2089 2.3627 2.3627 1.0831 4.1926 3.0339 4.1926 2.8936 2.8936
Maximum atom distance is 4.1926Å between atoms H8 and H11.
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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 129.224 C1 C3 H9 129.224
C1 C4 H10 133.098 C2 C1 H7 129.224
C2 C3 H9 129.224 C2 C6 H12 133.098
C3 C1 H7 129.224 C3 C2 H8 129.224
C3 C5 H11 133.098 C4 C1 H7 133.098
C4 C5 H11 129.224 C4 C6 H12 129.224
C5 C3 H9 133.098 C5 C4 H10 129.224
C5 C6 H12 129.224 C6 C2 H8 133.098
C6 C4 H10 129.224 C6 C5 H11 129.224

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