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IV.D.8.

Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at ROHF/cc-pVTZ

Species	Name	Bond type	Bond Length (Å)
			Experimental	unc.	Calculated	Difference	atom1	atom2
BeCl	beryllium monochloride	rBeCl	1.797		1.655	-0.142	1	2
O2	Oxygen diatomic	rO=O	1.208		1.152	-0.055	1	2
O2+	diatomic oxygen cation	rOO	1.116		1.062	-0.055	1	2
SeO	Selenium monoxide	rSeO	1.639	±0.001	1.586	-0.054	1	2
SO+	sulfur monoxide cation	rO=S	1.424		1.381	-0.043	1	2
CN	Cyano radical	rC#N	1.172		1.129	-0.043	1	2
FO	Oxygen monofluoride	rFO	1.354		1.313	-0.042	1	2
C2H2O2	Ethanedial	rCH	1.132		1.092	-0.040	1	3
CP	Carbon monophosphide	rC#P	1.562		1.522	-0.040	1	2
SiC	silicon monocarbide	rCSi	1.722		1.682	-0.040	1	2
NO	Nitric oxide	rN=O	1.154	±0.000	1.114	-0.040	1	2
N3	azide radical	rNN	1.181		1.142	-0.039	1	2
ClF	Chlorine monofluoride	rFCl	1.628	±0.000	1.590	-0.038	1	2
SO	Sulfur monoxide	rS=O	1.481		1.443	-0.038	1	2
C2H	Ethynyl radical	rC#C	1.217		1.179	-0.037	1	2
BN	boron nitride	rB=N	1.325		1.288	-0.037	1	2
CO+	carbon monoxide cation	rC=O	1.115	±0.000	1.079	-0.036	1	2
SiN	Silicon nitride	rSiN	1.575		1.540	-0.035	1	2
HF+	hydrogen fluoride cation	rHF	1.014		0.981	-0.034	1	2
CH3OCl	methyl hypochlorite	rCH	1.111	±0.018	1.080	-0.031	3	4
Se2	Selenium diatomic	rSe=Se	2.166	±0.001	2.136	-0.030	1	2
PO	Phosphorus monoxide	rP=O	1.476		1.447	-0.029	1	2
C2H2+	acetylene cation	rC=C	1.253	±0.001	1.224	-0.029	1	2
NSe	Nitrogen monoselenide	rN=Se	1.652		1.624	-0.028	1	2
NS	Mononitrogen monosulfide	rNS	1.497	±0.000	1.470	-0.027	1	2
SiP	Silicon monophosphide	rSiP	2.078	±0.002	2.050	-0.027	1	2
HO2	Hydroperoxy radical	rOO	1.331		1.305	-0.026	1	2
H2Cl+	dihydrogen monochloride cation	rHCl	1.321	±0.000	1.295	-0.025	1	2
HO2	Hydroperoxy radical	rOH	0.971		0.946	-0.025	1	3
SF	Monosulfur monofluoride	rSF	1.599		1.575	-0.024	1	2
Cl2+	chlorine diatomic cation	rClCl	1.892		1.868	-0.024	1	2
BO	boron monoxide	rB=O	1.205		1.181	-0.024	1	2
NF	nitrogen fluoride	rNF	1.317		1.294	-0.023	1	2
HS+	sulfur monohydride cation	rSH	1.374		1.352	-0.023	1	2
COBr2	Carbonic dibromide	rC=O	1.172	±0.003	1.149	-0.023	1	2
CF	Fluoromethylidyne	rCF	1.276		1.254	-0.022	1	2
PS	phosphorus sulfide	rP=S	1.900		1.879	-0.021	1	2
AsF	Arsenic monofluoride	rFAs	1.736	±0.001	1.715	-0.021	1	2
NO-	nitric oxide anion	rN=O	1.258	±0.010	1.238	-0.020	1	2
He2+	helium diatomic cation	rHeHe	1.081	±0.001	1.061	-0.020	1	2
S2	Sulfur diatomic	rS=S	1.889		1.869	-0.020	1	2
DO	Hydroxyl-d	rDO	0.970		0.950	-0.019	1	2
OH	Hydroxyl radical	rOH	0.970		0.950	-0.019	1	2
AlS	Aluminum sulfide	rAlS	2.029		2.010	-0.019	1	2
HeH+	Helium hydride cation	rHHe	0.790		0.771	-0.019	1	2
NH	Imidogen	rNH	1.036		1.018	-0.018	1	2
HSe	Selenium monohydride	rSeH	1.475	±0.010	1.458	-0.017	1	2
AsH	Arsenic monohydride	rAsH	1.535	±0.001	1.518	-0.017	1	2
PF2	Phosphorus difluoride	rPF	1.579		1.563	-0.016	1	2
PF	phosphorus monofluoride	rFP	1.593		1.578	-0.015	1	2
CH2	Methylene	rCH	1.085		1.070	-0.015	1	2
CH	Methylidyne	rCH	1.120		1.105	-0.014	1	2
GeF	Germanium monofluoride	rFGe	1.745		1.731	-0.014	1	2
CH3CH2SH	ethanethiol	rCH	1.095		1.084	-0.011	1	4
LiO	lithium oxide	rLiO	1.688		1.677	-0.011	1	2
HBr+	hydrogen bromide cation	rHBr	1.448		1.438	-0.011	1	2
BS	boron sulfide	rBS	1.609		1.599	-0.011	1	2
CH2CHF	Ethene, fluoro-	rCH	1.082		1.072	-0.010	1	4
HCl+	hydrogen chloride cation	rHCl	1.315		1.305	-0.010	1	2
CH3CH2SH	ethanethiol	rCH	1.090		1.080	-0.010	2	7
CH3CH2SH	ethanethiol	rCH	1.092		1.083	-0.009	1	5
SiF	silicon monofluoride	rSiF	1.604		1.596	-0.009	1	2
GaF	Gallium monofluoride	rFGa	1.774	±0.000	1.766	-0.008	1	2
CBr4	Carbon tetrabromide	rCBr	1.942	±0.002	1.934	-0.008	1	2
C2H2+	acetylene cation	rCH	1.077	±0.005	1.069	-0.008	1	3
HS	Mercapto radical	rSH	1.341		1.334	-0.007	1	2
C2H3	vinyl	rCH	1.085		1.078	-0.007	2	4
C2H2O2	Ethanedial	rCC	1.526		1.519	-0.007	1	2
CH3Br	methyl bromide	rCH	1.082	±0.001	1.075	-0.007	1	3
DS	Mercapto-d	rSD	1.341		1.334	-0.007	1	2
PH	phosphorus monohydride	rPH	1.422		1.416	-0.007	1	2
HBr	hydrogen bromide	rHBr	1.414	±0.000	1.408	-0.006	1	2
SiF2	Silicon difluoride	rFSi	1.590	±0.000	1.584	-0.006	1	2
H2Se	Hydrogen selenide	rSeH	1.460		1.454	-0.006	1	2
CH2CHF	Ethene, fluoro-	rCH	1.077		1.072	-0.005	2	5
CBrClF2	Methane, bromochlorodifluoro-	rCBr	1.932	±0.004	1.928	-0.004	1	2
HS-	mercapto anion	rSH	1.343		1.339	-0.004	1	2
CH3OCl	methyl hypochlorite	rCH	1.086	±0.018	1.082	-0.004	3	5
CH3CH2O	Ethoxy radical	rCH	1.085		1.083	-0.002	1	5
SiH3+	Silyl cation	rSiH	1.460	±0.010	1.458	-0.002	1	2
SiH	Silylidyne	rSiH	1.520		1.518	-0.002	1	2
CH3CH2O	Ethoxy radical	rCH	1.086		1.085	-0.001	1	4
BeH	beryllium monohydride	rBeH	1.343		1.342	-0.001	1	2
CH3CH2O	Ethoxy radical	rCH	1.088		1.088	0.000	2	7
MgH	magnesium monohydride	rMgH	1.730		1.730	0.000	1	2
GeH	germylidene	rGeH	1.588		1.589	0.001	1	2
ClO	Monochlorine monoxide	rClO	1.596	±0.001	1.600	0.004	1	2
BeF	Beryllium monofluoride	rBeF	1.361		1.366	0.005	1	2
C3H5	Allyl radical	rCH	1.069		1.076	0.007	1	2
C2H	Ethynyl radical	rCH	1.047		1.054	0.007	1	3
CH3Br	methyl bromide	rCBr	1.934	±0.000	1.942	0.008	1	2
SiBr+	Silicon monobromide cation	rSiBr	2.095	±0.000	2.108	0.013	1	2
CCl	carbon monochloride	rCCl	1.649		1.669	0.020	1	2
AlC	Aluminum carbide	rC=Al	1.955		1.975	0.020	1	2
SCl	sulfur monochloride	rSCl	1.975		1.996	0.021	1	2
SiCl	Clorosilylidyne	rSiCl	2.061	±0.000	2.087	0.025	1	2
BrO	Bromine monoxide	rOBr	1.718		1.744	0.027	1	2
GeCl	Germanium monochloride	rClGe	2.164	±0.000	2.193	0.029	1	2
AlN	Aluminum nitride	rN#Al	1.786		1.826	0.039	1	2
NCl	nitrogen monochloride	rNCl	1.611	±0.000	1.656	0.045	1	2
CaH	Calcium monohydride	rCaH	2.003	±0.000	2.050	0.048	1	2
B2	Boron diatomic	rBB	1.590		1.638	0.048	1	2
GaAs	Gallium arsenide	rGa#As	2.530	±0.020	2.582	0.052	1	2
TiCl	Titanium Monochloride	rClTi	2.265	±0.000	2.325	0.061	1	2
CrH	Chromium hydride	rHCr	1.655	±0.001	1.731	0.076	1	2
CaBr	Calcium monobromide	rCaBr	2.594	±0.000	2.674	0.081	1	2
AlO	Aluminum monoxide	rAlO	1.618		1.701	0.083	1	2
CaC	Calcium monocarbide	rC#Ca	2.302		2.849	0.547	1	2

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