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IV.D.8.

Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530   1.100 -0.430 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 1.991 -0.087 1 2
CaC Calcium monocarbide rC#Ca 2.302   2.279 -0.022 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.578 -0.018 2 5
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCH 1.112   1.095 -0.017 1 5
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCC 1.531   1.514 -0.017 1 2
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 ±0.001 1.580 -0.016 1 2
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCH 1.132   1.118 -0.014 1 3
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCH 1.117   1.103 -0.014 1 5
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCH 1.105   1.093 -0.012 1 7
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.958 -0.011 1 3
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rCF 1.329 ±0.003 1.319 -0.010 1 4
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 ±0.000 2.583 -0.010 1 2
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822   1.814 -0.008 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.098 -0.005 1 6
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.195 -0.005 1 5
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.466 -0.005 1 2
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 ±0.001 2.238 -0.005 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.521 -0.004 1 2
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rCH 1.102   1.099 -0.003 1 4
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.507 -0.002 2 3
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 ±0.001 1.654 -0.001 1 2
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rCO 1.437   1.436 -0.001 1 2
C8H8 cubane rCH 1.097   1.096 -0.001 1 9
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.515   1.514 -0.001 5 6
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.320 -0.001 1 2
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCH 1.090   1.089 -0.001 1 4
C3H4O Cyclopropanone rCC 1.575   1.574 -0.001 3 4
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.523 0.000 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.320 0.000 1 3
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331   1.330 0.000 1 2
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.085   1.085 0.000 1 2
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCC 1.531   1.531 0.000 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.536 0.000 1 2
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.098   1.098 0.000 1 6
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.412 0.000 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.508   1.509 0.001 1 2
CH2PH Phosphaethene rCH 1.090 ±0.015 1.091 0.001 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.106 0.001 2 8
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane rCH 1.100   1.101 0.001 3 6
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.104 0.001 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.098 0.002 1 5
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.254 0.002 1 2
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.738 0.002 1 2
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354   1.356 0.002 1 2
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rN=O 1.182   1.184 0.002 6 7
CH2PH Phosphaethene rCH 1.090 ±0.015 1.092 0.002 1 4
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.174 0.002 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.976 0.003 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.021 0.003 2 6
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCC 1.526   1.529 0.003 1 2
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.157 0.003 1 2
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.793 0.003 1 2
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rHC 1.090   1.094 0.003 1 3
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.614 0.003 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.100 0.004 1 5
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 ±0.000 1.501 0.004 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCO 1.411 ±0.001 1.415 0.004 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.070 0.004 1 2
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rCH 1.090   1.094 0.004 1 3
C2H Ethynyl radical rC#C 1.217   1.220 0.004 1 2
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 ±0.000 1.615 0.004 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.087 0.004 1 4
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.185 0.004 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.097 0.004 4 8
C2H2 Acetylene rC#C 1.203   1.207 0.004 1 2
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.229 0.004 1 2
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 ±0.000 1.271 0.005 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.025 0.005 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.099 0.005 4 10
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.297 0.005 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.103 0.005 2 6
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiH 1.480 ±0.015 1.485 0.005 1 2
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.103 0.005 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.095 0.005 2 5
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rC=Se 1.753   1.759 0.006 1 2
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.088 0.006 2 5
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.102 0.006 1 4
C10H8 naphthalene rC:C 1.410   1.416 0.006 2 3
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.093   1.100 0.006 1 5
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014   1.021 0.006 1 2
CH3OCHO methyl formate rCH 1.101   1.107 0.006 3 8
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCH 1.083   1.089 0.006 1 4
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.122 0.006 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.092 0.007 1 2
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.381 0.007 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.716 0.007 1 3
PN Phosphorus mononitride rP#N 1.491   1.498 0.007 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.560 0.007 1 2
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.283 0.007 1 2
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.091   1.098 0.007 2 5
BH3 boron trihydride rBH 1.190   1.197 0.007 1 2
BeO beryllium oxide rBe=O 1.331   1.338 0.007 1 2
CH3OCHO methyl formate rCH 1.086   1.093 0.007 1 5
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane rCH 1.092   1.099 0.007 3 9
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.166 0.007 1 2
C2H2 Acetylene rCH 1.063   1.071 0.008 1 3
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.091   1.099 0.008 1 6
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.501 0.008 2 3
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649   1.657 0.008 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.099 ±0.001 1.107 0.008 2 6
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.136 0.008 1 2
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.483 0.008 1 2
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317   1.325 0.008 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCC 1.501   1.509 0.008 1 2
CCl2O Phosgene rC=O 1.177   1.184 0.008 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.123 0.008 3 10
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.213 0.008 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.170 0.008 2 3
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.122 0.008 1 4
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.096 0.009 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.590 0.009 1 2
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.661 0.009 1 2
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.092   1.101 0.009 3 6
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCH 1.091 ±0.014 1.100 0.009 1 2
CH3OCHO methyl formate rCO 1.437   1.446 0.009 1 2
BeCl beryllium monochloride rBeCl 1.797   1.806 0.009 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.097 0.009 1 6
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.082   1.091 0.009 1 4
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.267 0.009 1 2
H2 Hydrogen diatomic rHH 0.741   0.751 0.009 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.095 0.009 2 5
AsH Arsenic monohydride rAsH 1.535 ±0.001 1.544 0.010 1 2
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.657 0.010 1 2
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 ±0.000 1.896 0.010 1 2
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.217 0.010 1 2
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCH 1.086   1.096 0.010 2 7
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.092 0.010 1 3
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.070 0.010 3 4
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCH 1.079   1.089 0.010 2 5
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 ±0.000 1.605 0.010 1 2
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCH 1.090   1.101 0.010 1 3
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rP#P 1.893   1.904 0.010 1 2
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.088   1.099 0.011 1 5
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.969 0.011 1 2
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rC=C 1.329 ±0.003 1.340 0.011 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.706 0.011 1 3
BS boron sulfide rBS 1.609   1.620 0.011 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.099 0.011 4 6
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.088 0.011 1 3
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.083 0.011 2 4
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.103 0.011 1 3
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.182 0.011 1 2
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.077   1.089 0.012 2 5
CHONH2 formamide rNH 1.001   1.013 0.012 3 6
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rC=O 1.203   1.215 0.012 2 4
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.085 ±0.001 1.097 0.012 2 4
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.709 0.012 1 3
BeH2 beryllium dihydride rBeH 1.326 ±0.000 1.338 0.012 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.779 0.012 1 4
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.356 0.012 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.102 0.013 1 4
BeF Beryllium monofluoride rBeF 1.361   1.374 0.013 1 2
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790   1.803 0.013 1 3
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.288 0.013 1 2
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.930 0.013 1 2
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.983 0.013 1 2
SiH4 Silane rSiH 1.480 ±0.000 1.493 0.013 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.914 0.014 1 2
NH Imidogen rNH 1.036   1.050 0.014 1 2
CH3OCHO methyl formate rCO 1.334   1.348 0.014 2 3
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 ±0.002 1.956 0.014 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.107 0.014 1 3
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.358 0.014 2 3
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718   1.732 0.014 1 2
CHONH2 formamide rNH 1.001   1.015 0.014 3 5
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975   1.989 0.014 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345   1.359 0.014 2 3
HOBr Hypobromous acid rOH 0.961   0.975 0.014 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiH 1.476   1.490 0.014 1 3
BeH beryllium monohydride rBeH 1.343   1.357 0.014 1 2
CSe Carbon monoselenide rC=Se 1.676 ±0.000 1.691 0.014 1 2
NaCl Sodium Chloride rNaCl 2.361 ±0.000 2.376 0.015 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.490 0.015 1 3
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 ±0.003 2.172 0.015 1 2
HS Mercapto radical rSH 1.341   1.356 0.015 1 2
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOH 0.971   0.986 0.015 1 3
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.101 0.016 2 4
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.440 0.016 1 2
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.438 0.016 1 2
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688   1.704 0.016 1 2
CH Methylidyne rCH 1.120   1.136 0.016 1 2
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCH 1.084 ±0.003 1.100 0.016 1 2
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.332 0.017 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rP=O 1.462 ±0.011 1.479 0.017 1 2
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618   1.635 0.017 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.068 0.017 1 2
NH2CONH2 Urea rNH 0.998   1.015 0.017 4 8
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232   1.250 0.018 1 2
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.432 0.018 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.795 0.018 1 4
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988   2.006 0.018 1 2
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 ±0.001 1.369 0.018 1 4
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.494 0.018 1 2
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737   1.755 0.018 2 3
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiH 1.525 ±0.005 1.544 0.019 1 3
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 ±0.000 1.529 0.019 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.583 0.019 1 2
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.944 0.019 1 4
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.479 0.019 1 2
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.454 0.019 1 2
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.441 0.019 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.953 0.019 1 2
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.086   1.106 0.020 2 8
AlS Aluminum sulfide rAlS 2.029   2.049 0.020 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 ±0.003 1.349 0.020 1 3
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.469 0.021 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.483 0.021 1 4
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.911 0.022 1 2
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 ±0.000 1.948 0.022 1 2
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 ±0.003 2.055 0.022 1 4
MgOH magnesium hydroxide rOH 0.940   0.962 0.022 1 3
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   1.913 0.022 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=O 1.456   1.478 0.022 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.647 0.022 1 2
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.662 0.022 1 2
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 ±0.000 1.952 0.022 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.158 0.022 1 2
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 ±0.000 2.084 0.023 1 2
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 ±0.005 1.878 0.023 1 2
SO Sulfur monoxide rS=O 1.481   1.504 0.023 1 2
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.483 0.023 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.630 0.023 1 2
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834   1.857 0.023 2 3
AsH3 Arsine rAsH 1.511 ±0.000 1.534 0.024 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=S 1.884   1.908 0.024 2 3
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520   1.545 0.025 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577   1.602 0.025 1 5
ZnH+ Zinc, protonated rHZn 1.515   1.540 0.025 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.171 0.025 2 4
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.456 0.025 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.654 0.025 1 2
C3H5 Allyl radical rCH 1.069   1.095 0.026 1 2
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889   2.915 0.026 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.307 0.026 1 2
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.615 0.027 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 ±0.000 1.542 0.027 1 3
C2H Ethynyl radical rCH 1.047   1.074 0.027 1 3
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSe=Se 2.166 ±0.001 2.193 0.027 1 2
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 ±0.000 2.191 0.027 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.757 0.027 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.279 0.028 1 2
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599   1.628 0.028 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 ±0.003 2.096 0.029 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595   1.625 0.030 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.790 0.031 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534   1.565 0.031 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 ±0.004 2.091 0.033 1 3
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.614 0.035 1 2
GeBr4 Germanium tetrabromide rGeBr 2.272 ±0.001 2.307 0.035 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.131 0.036 1 2
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604   1.640 0.036 1 2
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406   1.442 0.036 1 2
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 ±0.000 1.693 0.038 1 2
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 ±0.000 2.391 0.039 1 2
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.334 0.039 1 2
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 ±0.000 1.629 0.039 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 ±0.000 1.771 0.040 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 ±0.003 1.686 0.040 1 2
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745   1.787 0.042 1 2
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398   1.441 0.043 2 6
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 ±0.003 1.589 0.044 1 4
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 ±0.000 1.818 0.044 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.762 0.048 1 3
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGa#As 2.530 ±0.020 2.580 0.050 1 2
MgOH magnesium hydroxide rMgO 1.767   1.818 0.051 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448   1.514 0.066 5 6
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.176 0.095 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.414 0.315 1 2
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