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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/3-21G*


Point group is D3h
Atom Internal Principal
x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)   a (Å) b (Å) c (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.9038 0.7944   0.7944 -0.3174 0.8463
C2 -0.7827 -0.4519 0.7944   0.7944 -0.5742 -0.6980
C3 0.7827 -0.4519 0.7944   0.7944 0.8916 -0.1483
C4 0.0000 0.9038 -0.7944   -0.7944 -0.3174 0.8463
C5 0.7827 -0.4519 -0.7944   -0.7944 0.8916 -0.1483
C6 -0.7827 -0.4519 -0.7944   -0.7944 -0.5742 -0.6980
H7 0.0000 1.7089 1.5122   1.5122 -0.6000 1.6001
H8 -1.4800 -0.8545 1.5122   1.5122 -1.0857 -1.3197
H9 1.4800 -0.8545 1.5122   1.5122 1.6858 -0.2804
H10 0.0000 1.7089 -1.5122   -1.5122 -0.6000 1.6001
H11 1.4800 -0.8545 -1.5122   -1.5122 1.6858 -0.2804
H12 -1.4800 -0.8545 -1.5122   -1.5122 -1.0857 -1.3197
Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C1 1.5655 1.5655 1.5888 2.2305 2.2305 1.0787 2.4078 2.4078 2.4431 3.2562 3.2562
C2 1.5655 1.5655 2.2305 2.2305 1.5888 2.4078 1.0787 2.4078 3.2562 3.2562 2.4431
C3 1.5655 1.5655 2.2305 1.5888 2.2305 2.4078 2.4078 1.0787 3.2562 2.4431 3.2562
C4 1.5888 2.2305 2.2305 1.5655 1.5655 2.4431 3.2562 3.2562 1.0787 2.4078 2.4078
C5 2.2305 2.2305 1.5888 1.5655 1.5655 3.2562 3.2562 2.4431 2.4078 1.0787 2.4078
C6 2.2305 1.5888 2.2305 1.5655 1.5655 3.2562 2.4431 3.2562 2.4078 2.4078 1.0787
H7 1.0787 2.4078 2.4078 2.4431 3.2562 3.2562 2.9600 2.9600 3.0245 4.2319 4.2319
H8 2.4078 1.0787 2.4078 3.2562 3.2562 2.4431 2.9600 2.9600 4.2319 4.2319 3.0245
H9 2.4078 2.4078 1.0787 3.2562 2.4431 3.2562 2.9600 2.9600 4.2319 3.0245 4.2319
H10 2.4431 3.2562 3.2562 1.0787 2.4078 2.4078 3.0245 4.2319 4.2319 2.9600 2.9600
H11 3.2562 3.2562 2.4431 2.4078 1.0787 2.4078 4.2319 4.2319 3.0245 2.9600 2.9600
H12 3.2562 2.4431 3.2562 2.4078 2.4078 1.0787 4.2319 3.0245 4.2319 2.9600 2.9600
Maximum atom distance is 4.2319Å 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 130.270 C1 C3 H9 130.270
C1 C4 H10 131.721 C2 C1 H7 130.271
C2 C3 H9 130.271 C2 C6 H12 131.721
C3 C1 H7 130.271 C3 C2 H8 130.271
C3 C5 H11 131.721 C4 C1 H7 131.721
C4 C5 H11 130.270 C4 C6 H12 130.270
C5 C3 H9 131.721 C5 C4 H10 130.271
C5 C6 H12 130.271 C6 C2 H8 131.721
C6 C4 H10 130.271 C6 C5 H11 130.271

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