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Release 22	May 2022
NIST Standard Reference Database 101

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IV.D.4. (XII.A.2.)

Compare Bonds

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CCSD(T)/6-31G** for rSS

Histogram of Bond length differences (in Å) vs number of species

Differences greater than 1.100 are in the 1.100 bin. Differences less than -0.100 are in the -0.100 bin.

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		-0.100			0.000			0.100			0.200			0.300			0.400			0.500			0.600			0.700			0.800			0.900			1.000			1.100
bond length difference calc. - exp. (Å)

	Species	Name	Difference (Å)
Most negative difference	S4	Sulfur tetramer	0.024
Most positive difference	S4	Sulfur tetramer	0.746

Bond lengths
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Species	Name	Experimental (Å)	Difference (Å)
S4	Sulfur tetramer	1.898	0.024
H2S2	Disulfane	2.056	0.030
H2S2	Disulfane	2.056	0.031
ClS2	Sulfur chloride	1.906	0.031
S4	Sulfur tetramer	1.898	0.033
S2	Sulfur diatomic	1.889	0.035
S3	Sulfur trimer	1.917	0.040
SSO	Disulfur monoxide	1.884	0.041
CH3SSH	Hydrogen methyl disulfide	2.038	0.041
S4	Sulfur tetramer	2.155	0.135
S3	Sulfur trimer	1.917	0.189
S4	Sulfur tetramer	1.898	0.248
S4	Sulfur tetramer	2.155	0.533
S4	Sulfur tetramer	2.155	0.746