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| Species | Name | Bond type | Bond Length (Å) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Calculated | Difference | |||
| C2H6O2S | Dimethyl sulfone | rSO | 1.431 | 1.579 | 0.148 | 
| CH3CH(CH3)ONO | Isopropyl nitrite | rON | 1.414 | 1.527 | 0.113 | 
| C4H10O | Methyl propyl ether | rCC | 1.530 | 1.106 | -0.424 | 
| C4H10O | Methyl propyl ether | rCH | 1.099 | 1.431 | 0.332 | 
| CH2FCl | fluorochloromethane | rCCl | 1.762 | 1.896 | 0.134 | 
| CH3SSCH3 | Disulfide, dimethyl | rSS | 2.038 | 2.239 | 0.201 | 
| CaO | Calcium monoxide | rOCa | 1.822 | 2.086 | 0.264 | 
| ZnS | Zinc sulfide | rSZn | 2.046 | 1.871 | -0.176 | 
| CuO | Copper Monoxide | rCuO | 1.724 | 1.588 | -0.137 | 
| CCl2 | dichloromethylene | rCCl | 1.711 | 1.865 | 0.154 | 
| CCl | carbon monochloride | rCCl | 1.649 | 1.806 | 0.157 | 
| SiH2Cl2 | dichlorosilane | rSiCl | 2.033 | 2.146 | 0.113 | 
| SO2 | Sulfur dioxide | rSO | 1.432 | 1.584 | 0.152 | 
| SO3 | Sulfur trioxide | rSO | 1.418 | 1.573 | 0.156 | 
| ClFO3 | Perchloryl fluoride | rFCl | 1.598 | 1.826 | 0.228 | 
| ClFO3 | Perchloryl fluoride | rClO | 1.400 | 1.621 | 0.221 | 
| H2SO4 | Sulfuric acid | rSO | 1.574 | 1.718 | 0.144 | 
| H2SO4 | Sulfuric acid | rSO | 1.422 | 1.561 | 0.139 | 
| SOCl2 | thionyl chloride | rSCl | 2.076 | 2.346 | 0.270 | 
| SOCl2 | thionyl chloride | rSO | 1.443 | 1.572 | 0.129 | 
| PCl3 | Phosphorus trichloride | rPCl | 2.043 | 2.226 | 0.183 | 
| Br2 | Bromine diatomic | rBrBr | 2.281 | 2.438 | 0.157 | 
| CuCl | Copper monochloride | rCuCl | 2.051 | 2.327 | 0.275 | 
| SF4 | Sulfur tetrafluoride | rSF | 1.545 | 1.678 | 0.133 | 
| BrF3 | Bromine trifluoride | rFBr | 1.721 | 1.832 | 0.111 | 
| BrF5 | bromine pentafluoride | rFBr | 1.689 | 1.793 | 0.104 | 
| IBr | Iodine monobromide | rBrI | 2.469 | 2.637 | 0.168 | 
| ClF | Chlorine monofluoride | rFCl | 1.628 | 1.741 | 0.113 | 
| HOCl | hypochlorous acid | rClO | 1.697 | 1.818 | 0.120 | 
| ICl | Iodine monochloride | rClI | 2.321 | 2.489 | 0.168 | 
| Cl2O | Dichlorine monoxide | rClO | 1.696 | 1.820 | 0.124 | 
| SO2Cl2 | Sulfuryl chloride | rSCl | 2.076 | 2.336 | 0.260 | 
| SO2Cl2 | Sulfuryl chloride | rSO | 1.443 | 1.565 | 0.122 | 
| He2+ | helium diatomic cation | rHeHe | 1.081 | 1.254 | 0.173 | 
| ClSSCl | Disulfur dichloride | rSCl | 2.057 | 2.293 | 0.236 | 
| ClSSCl | Disulfur dichloride | rSS | 1.931 | 2.108 | 0.177 | 
| SiHCl3 | Trichlorosilane | rSiCl | 2.020 | 2.128 | 0.108 | 
| Cl3PO | Phosphoryl chloride | rPCl | 1.989 | 2.190 | 0.201 | 
| PCl5 | Phosphorus pentachloride | rPCl | 2.020 | 2.198 | 0.178 | 
| PCl5 | Phosphorus pentachloride | rPCl | 2.124 | 2.287 | 0.163 | 
| OClO | Chlorine dioxide | rClO | 1.470 | 1.696 | 0.226 | 
| S8 | Octasulfur | rSS | 2.059 | 2.244 | 0.185 | 
| SCl2 | Sulfur dichloride | rSCl | 2.013 | 2.226 | 0.213 | 
| NaK | Sodium Potassium | rNaK | 3.589 | 2.885 | -0.704 | 
| P4 | Phosphorus tetramer | rPP | 2.210 | 2.416 | 0.206 | 
| Se2 | Selenium diatomic | rSeSe | 2.166 | 2.294 | 0.128 | 
| NCl | nitrogen monochloride | rNCl | 1.611 | 1.786 | 0.175 | 
| PS | phosphorus sulfide | rPS | 1.900 | 2.027 | 0.127 | 
| Ar2 | Argon diatomic | rArAr | 3.758 | 3.253 | -0.505 | 
| S3 | Sulfur trimer | rSS | 1.917 | 2.115 | 0.198 | 
| ClNO2 | Nitryl chloride | rNCl | 1.840 | 1.989 | 0.149 | 
| P2H4 | Diphosphine | rPP | 2.219 | 2.364 | 0.145 | 
| H2S2 | Disulfane | rSS | 2.056 | 2.172 | 0.116 | 
| SiH3Cl | chlorosilane | rSiCl | 2.051 | 2.166 | 0.115 | 
| CuF | Copper monofluoride | rCuF | 1.745 | 1.564 | -0.181 | 
| CuH | Copper monohydride | rCuH | 1.463 | 1.362 | -0.100 | 
| SiCl2 | Dichlorosilylene | rSiCl | 2.076 | 2.205 | 0.129 | 
| SF2 | sulfur difluoride | rSF | 1.587 | 1.696 | 0.108 | 
| CaF | Calcium monofluoride | rFCa | 1.967 | 2.079 | 0.112 | 
| SO | Sulfur monoxide | rSO | 1.481 | 1.624 | 0.143 | 
| BrCl | Bromine monochloride | rClBr | 2.136 | 2.319 | 0.183 | 
| PO | Phosphorus monoxide | rPO | 1.476 | 1.580 | 0.104 | 
| CaH | Calcium monohydride | rCaH | 2.003 | 2.177 | 0.174 | 
| ClO | Monochlorine monoxide | rClO | 1.596 | 1.736 | 0.140 | 
| SCl | sulfur monochloride | rSCl | 1.975 | 2.186 | 0.211 | 
| CaCl | calcium monochloride | rClCa | 2.437 | 2.643 | 0.206 | 
| AlP | Aluminum monophosphide | rAlP | 2.400 | 2.191 | -0.209 | 
| SSO | Disulfur monoxide | rSS | 1.884 | 2.121 | 0.237 | 
| SSO | Disulfur monoxide | rSO | 1.456 | 1.603 | 0.147 | 
| S2 | Sulfur diatomic | rSS | 1.889 | 2.072 | 0.183 | 
| K2 | Potassium diatomic | rKK | 3.905 | 2.909 | -0.997 | 
| Mg2 | Magnesium diatomic | rMgMg | 3.891 | 3.186 | -0.704 | 
| Al2 | Aluminum diatomic | rAlAl | 2.701 | 2.490 | -0.211 | 
| ClS2 | Sulfur chloride | rSCl | 2.071 | 2.322 | 0.251 | 
| ClS2 | Sulfur chloride | rSS | 1.906 | 2.071 | 0.165 | 
| ZnCN | Zinc monocyanide | rCZn | 1.950 | 1.764 | -0.185 |