It has been regarded that the limit of the largest cage occupancy for the structure-H hydrate is between the 1,2-dimethylcyclohexane stereo-isomers, because the cis-isomer is able to generate the structure-H hydrate in the presence of methane while the trans-isomer is not. In the present study, gas hydration of trans-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane in the presence of methane and cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane is found from stability boundaries for the structure-H hydrate system. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.