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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

B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**


Point group is C2v
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.7868 0.5209   0.0000 0.7868 0.5209
C2 0.0000 -0.7868 0.5209   0.0000 -0.7868 0.5209
H3 0.0000 1.3517 1.4569   0.0000 1.3517 1.4569
H4 0.0000 -1.3517 1.4569   0.0000 -1.3517 1.4569
C5 -1.3083 0.6699 -0.2641   -1.3083 0.6699 -0.2641
C6 1.3083 0.6699 -0.2641   1.3083 0.6699 -0.2641
C7 1.3083 -0.6699 -0.2641   1.3083 -0.6699 -0.2641
C8 -1.3083 -0.6699 -0.2641   -1.3083 -0.6699 -0.2641
H9 -1.9559 1.4203 -0.7070   -1.9559 1.4203 -0.7070
H10 1.9559 1.4203 -0.7070   1.9559 1.4203 -0.7070
H11 1.9559 -1.4203 -0.7070   1.9559 -1.4203 -0.7070
H12 -1.9559 -1.4203 -0.7070   -1.9559 -1.4203 -0.7070
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5736 1.0932 2.3343 1.5302 1.5302 2.1095 2.1095 2.3947 2.3947 3.1945 3.1945
C2 1.5736 2.3343 1.0932 2.1095 2.1095 1.5302 1.5302 3.1945 3.1945 2.3947 2.3947
H3 1.0932 2.3343 2.7033 2.2668 2.2668 2.9598 2.9598 2.9177 2.9177 4.0239 4.0239
H4 2.3343 1.0932 2.7033 2.9598 2.9598 2.2668 2.2668 4.0239 4.0239 2.9177 2.9177
C5 1.5302 2.1095 2.2668 2.9598 2.6167 2.9397 1.3398 1.0857 3.3786 3.9013 2.2326
C6 1.5302 2.1095 2.2668 2.9598 2.6167 1.3398 2.9397 3.3786 1.0857 2.2326 3.9013
C7 2.1095 1.5302 2.9598 2.2668 2.9397 1.3398 2.6167 3.9013 2.2326 1.0857 3.3786
C8 2.1095 1.5302 2.9598 2.2668 1.3398 2.9397 2.6167 2.2326 3.9013 3.3786 1.0857
H9 2.3947 3.1945 2.9177 4.0239 1.0857 3.3786 3.9013 2.2326 3.9119 4.8344 2.8406
H10 2.3947 3.1945 2.9177 4.0239 3.3786 1.0857 2.2326 3.9013 3.9119 2.8406 4.8344
H11 3.1945 2.3947 4.0239 2.9177 3.9013 2.2326 1.0857 3.3786 4.8344 2.8406 3.9119
H12 3.1945 2.3947 4.0239 2.9177 2.2326 3.9013 3.3786 1.0857 2.8406 4.8344 3.9119
Maximum atom distance is 4.8344Å 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 121.111 C2 C1 C3 121.111
C2 C1 C5 85.618 C2 C1 C6 85.618
C3 C1 C5 118.600 C3 C1 C6 118.600
C5 C1 C6 117.517
Calculated Bond Angles (degrees) (Involving Hydrogens)
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H7 85.618 C1 C2 H8 85.618
C1 C5 H8 94.382 C1 C5 H9 131.796
C1 C6 H7 94.382 C1 C6 H10 131.796
C2 H7 C6 94.382 C2 H7 H11 131.796
C2 H8 C5 94.382 C2 H8 H12 131.796
C4 C2 H7 118.600 C4 C2 H8 118.600
C5 H8 H12 133.725 C6 H7 H11 133.725
H7 C6 H10 133.725 H8 C5 H9 133.725

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