III.G.1.a.

Compare Calculated Bonds for N-O

HF/3-21G*

Histogram of Bond lengths (in Å) vs number of species

Values greater than 2.80 are in the 2.80 bin. Values less than 1.00 are in the 1.00 bin.

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		1.00			1.20			1.40			1.60			1.80			2.00			2.20			2.40			2.60			2.80
bond lengths (Å)

Summary: (Å)

Average bond length	Standard deviation
1.288	0.228

	Species	Name	Bond Length (Å)
Lowest value	NO-	nitric oxide anion	1.047
Highest value	NO3-	nitrate anion	2.575

Calculated Bond lengths
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Species	Name	Bond Length (Å)	Atom1 index	Atom2 index
CH3NO2	Methane, nitro-	1.239	2	6
		1.242	2	7
C6H5NO2	Nitrobenzene	1.244	7	8
		1.244	7	9
CH3CHNOH	Acetaldoxime	1.451	3	4
CH3NHCH2COOH	Sarcosine	1.082	2	10
C3H3NO	Isoxazole	1.441	5	8
HCNO	fulminic acid	1.289	1	2
CH3CH(CH3)ONO	Iso-propyl nitrite	1.431	11	13
		1.183	12	13
C3H7ONO	Propyl nitrite	1.433	4	5
		1.183	5	6
CH3NO3	Methyl nitrate	1.235	1	2
		1.217	1	3
		1.406	1	4
CH3ONO	Methyl nitrite	1.409	2	6
		1.192	6	7
C2H5NO3	Nitric acid, ethyl ester	1.402	1	2
		1.218	1	3
		1.236	1	4
ClNO	Nitrosyl chloride	1.149	2	3
C4H11NO	Diethylhydroxylamine	1.456	1	2
C2H6N2O2	Dimethylnitroamine	1.258	1	11
		1.258	2	11
C4H5NO	Isoxazole, 5-methyl-	1.445	6	7
HNO3	Nitric acid	1.414	1	2
		1.237	1	3
		1.209	1	4
HNO2	Nitrous acid	1.442	2	3
		1.179	3	4
HNO2+	nitrous acid cation	1.442	2	3
		1.179	3	4
FNO	Nitrosyl fluoride	1.152	2	3
FNO3	Fluorine nitrate	1.494	1	2
		1.200	1	3
		1.210	1	4
NH2OH	hydroxylamine	1.469	1	2
NH3O	Ammonia Oxide	1.563	1	2
N2O-	Nitrous oxide anion	1.424	2	3
		1.260	2	3
N2O	Nitrous oxide	1.424	2	3
		1.260	2	3
N2O+	Nitrous oxide cation	1.424	2	3
		1.260	2	3
NO-	nitric oxide anion	1.312	1	2
		1.202	1	2
		1.047	1	2
		1.299	1	2
NO	Nitric oxide	1.312	1	2
		1.202	1	2
		1.047	1	2
		1.299	1	2
NO+	nitric oxide cation	1.312	1	2
		1.202	1	2
		1.047	1	2
		1.299	1	2
NO2-	Nitrogen dioxide anion	1.286	1	2
		1.286	1	3
		1.204	1	2
		1.204	1	3
		1.111	1	2
		1.111	1	3
NO2	Nitrogen dioxide	1.286	1	2
		1.286	1	3
		1.204	1	2
		1.204	1	3
		1.111	1	2
		1.111	1	3
NO2+	Nitrogen dioxide cation	1.286	1	2
		1.286	1	3
		1.204	1	2
		1.204	1	3
		1.111	1	2
		1.111	1	3
N2O4	Dinitrogen tetroxide	1.204	1	3
		1.204	1	4
		1.204	2	5
		1.204	2	6
N2O3	Dinitrogen trioxide	1.152	1	3
		1.221	2	4
		1.217	2	5
NO3-	nitrate anion	2.575	1	2
		1.110	1	3
		1.110	1	4
		1.225	1	2
		1.225	1	3
		1.225	1	4
		1.478	1	2
		1.214	1	3
		1.214	1	4
NO3	Nitrogen trioxide	2.575	1	2
		1.110	1	3
		1.110	1	4
		1.225	1	2
		1.225	1	3
		1.225	1	4
		1.478	1	2
		1.214	1	3
		1.214	1	4
NO3+	nitrogen trioxide cation	2.575	1	2
		1.110	1	3
		1.110	1	4
		1.225	1	2
		1.225	1	3
		1.225	1	4
		1.478	1	2
		1.214	1	3
		1.214	1	4
BrNO	Nitrosyl bromide	1.159	1	3
ClNO2	Nitryl chloride	1.221	2	3
		1.221	2	4
F3NO	Nitrogen trifluoride oxide	1.214	1	2
HNO-	Nitrosyl hydride anion	1.217	2	3
		1.141	2	3
		1.366	2	3
HNO	Nitrosyl hydride	1.217	2	3
		1.141	2	3
		1.366	2	3
HNO+	Nitrosyl hydride cation	1.217	2	3
		1.141	2	3
		1.366	2	3
ClONO2	Chlorine nitrate	1.464	2	3
		1.212	3	4
C4H5NO	3-Methylisoxazole	1.445	6	7
C2H6N2O2	(E)-Azodioxymethane	1.346	1	3
		1.346	2	4
CNO-	fulminate	1.391	1	3
BrONO	Bromine nitrite	1.493	2	3
		1.165	3	4