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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=

QCISD/6-31G**


Point group is D3h
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.8784 0.7778   0.7778 -0.5674 0.6705
C2 -0.7607 -0.4392 0.7778   0.7778 -0.2970 -0.8266
C3 0.7607 -0.4392 0.7778   0.7778 0.8644 0.1561
C4 0.0000 0.8784 -0.7778   -0.7778 -0.5674 0.6705
C5 0.7607 -0.4392 -0.7778   -0.7778 0.8644 0.1561
C6 -0.7607 -0.4392 -0.7778   -0.7778 -0.2970 -0.8266
H7 0.0000 1.6727 1.5090   1.5090 -1.0804 1.2769
H8 -1.4486 -0.8363 1.5090   1.5090 -0.5656 -1.5741
H9 1.4486 -0.8363 1.5090   1.5090 1.6460 0.2972
H10 0.0000 1.6727 -1.5090   -1.5090 -1.0804 1.2769
H11 1.4486 -0.8363 -1.5090   -1.5090 1.6460 0.2972
H12 -1.4486 -0.8363 -1.5090   -1.5090 -0.5656 -1.5741
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5214 1.5214 1.5556 2.1759 2.1759 1.0796 2.3608 2.3608 2.4208 3.2044 3.2044
C2 1.5214 1.5214 2.1759 2.1759 1.5556 2.3608 1.0796 2.3608 3.2044 3.2044 2.4208
C3 1.5214 1.5214 2.1759 1.5556 2.1759 2.3608 2.3608 1.0796 3.2044 2.4208 3.2044
C4 1.5556 2.1759 2.1759 1.5214 1.5214 2.4208 3.2044 3.2044 1.0796 2.3608 2.3608
C5 2.1759 2.1759 1.5556 1.5214 1.5214 3.2044 3.2044 2.4208 2.3608 1.0796 2.3608
C6 2.1759 1.5556 2.1759 1.5214 1.5214 3.2044 2.4208 3.2044 2.3608 2.3608 1.0796
H7 1.0796 2.3608 2.3608 2.4208 3.2044 3.2044 2.8971 2.8971 3.0180 4.1835 4.1835
H8 2.3608 1.0796 2.3608 3.2044 3.2044 2.4208 2.8971 2.8971 4.1835 4.1835 3.0180
H9 2.3608 2.3608 1.0796 3.2044 2.4208 3.2044 2.8971 2.8971 4.1835 3.0180 4.1835
H10 2.4208 3.2044 3.2044 1.0796 2.3608 2.3608 3.0180 4.1835 4.1835 2.8971 2.8971
H11 3.2044 3.2044 2.4208 2.3608 1.0796 2.3608 4.1835 4.1835 3.0180 2.8971 2.8971
H12 3.2044 2.4208 3.2044 2.3608 2.3608 1.0796 4.1835 3.0180 4.1835 2.8971 2.8971
Maximum atom distance is 4.1835Å 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 129.580 C1 C3 H9 129.580
C1 C4 H10 132.631 C2 C1 H7 129.580
C2 C3 H9 129.580 C2 C6 H12 132.631
C3 C1 H7 129.580 C3 C2 H8 129.580
C3 C5 H11 132.631 C4 C1 H7 132.631
C4 C5 H11 129.580 C4 C6 H12 129.580
C5 C3 H9 132.631 C5 C4 H10 129.580
C5 C6 H12 129.580 C6 C2 H8 132.631
C6 C4 H10 129.580 C6 C5 H11 129.580

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