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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at CCSD=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 2.019 -0.059 1 2
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCH 1.132   1.112 -0.020 1 3
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014   1.007 -0.008 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.969 -0.004 1 2
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.102 -0.001 1 3
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.199 -0.001 1 5
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.475 0.000 1 2
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.292 0.000 1 2
AsH Arsenic monohydride rAsH 1.535 ±0.001 1.535 0.001 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.160 0.001 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.020 0.001 2 6
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.116 0.002 1 4
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.210 0.002 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.473 0.002 1 2
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCC 1.526   1.528 0.002 1 2
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.921 0.004 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.101 0.005 1 5
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiH 1.525 ±0.005 1.530 0.005 1 3
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.087 0.005 1 4
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rHC 1.090   1.096 0.005 1 3
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.325 0.005 1 3
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCH 1.091 ±0.014 1.096 0.005 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.026 0.006 1 2
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.454 0.006 1 2
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.963 0.006 1 2
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964   0.970 0.006 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiH 1.476   1.482 0.006 1 3
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.105 0.007 2 6
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095   1.102 0.007 1 4
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.977 0.007 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.482 0.007 1 3
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.423 0.008 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.171 0.009 2 3
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rC=Se 1.753   1.762 0.009 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.099 0.009 2 5
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.124 0.009 1 2
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.082   1.091 0.009 1 4
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.094 0.009 1 2
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092   1.102 0.010 1 5
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.470 0.010 1 2
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.090   1.100 0.010 2 7
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.598 0.010 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.098 0.010 1 6
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.423 0.011 1 2
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.139 0.011 1 2
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.182 0.011 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.101 0.012 1 4
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.184 0.012 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.473 0.012 1 4
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.099 0.013 2 5
CSe Carbon monoselenide rC=Se 1.676 ±0.000 1.689 0.013 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.085 0.013 2 4
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.938 0.013 1 4
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.100 0.013 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.073 0.013 3 4
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.709 0.014 1 3
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.090 0.014 1 3
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.077   1.091 0.014 2 5
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.329 0.014 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.096 0.014 1 3
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.272 0.014 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.107 0.014 1 3
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.238 0.014 1 2
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.750 0.014 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.267 0.014 1 2
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.289 0.014 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 ±0.000 1.529 0.015 1 3
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCH 1.084 ±0.003 1.099 0.015 1 2
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.113 0.016 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.569 0.016 1 2
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520   1.537 0.017 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.951 0.017 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 ±0.003 1.346 0.017 1 3
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.665 0.018 1 2
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 ±0.000 1.792 0.018 1 2
CH Methylidyne rCH 1.120   1.138 0.018 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.625 0.018 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.748 0.018 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.629 0.019 1 2
H2 Hydrogen diatomic rHH 0.741   0.761 0.019 1 2
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 ±0.001 1.370 0.020 1 4
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.442 0.020 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.729 0.020 1 3
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.787 0.020 1 4
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.167 0.021 2 4
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.646 0.021 1 2
PN Phosphorus mononitride rP#N 1.491   1.512 0.022 1 2
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.298 0.022 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.587 0.023 1 2
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.663 0.023 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.785 0.027 1 2
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSe=Se 2.166 ±0.001 2.193 0.027 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 ±0.000 1.759 0.028 1 2
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745   1.776 0.031 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.931 0.031 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.729 0.032 1 3
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 ±0.001 1.628 0.032 1 2
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 ±0.000 1.963 0.033 1 2
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 ±0.003 2.192 0.035 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577   1.612 0.035 1 5
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.459 0.035 1 2
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 ±0.000 1.303 0.036 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.289 0.038 1 2
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 ±0.000 1.550 0.040 1 2
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718   1.759 0.042 1 2
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 ±0.000 1.697 0.042 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534   1.577 0.043 1 2
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.932 0.043 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=S 1.884   1.928 0.043 2 3
SO Sulfur monoxide rS=O 1.481   1.525 0.044 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=O 1.456   1.501 0.045 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.141 0.045 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.100 0.049 1 2
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599   1.650 0.051 1 2
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 ±0.000 2.216 0.053 1 2
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889   2.942 0.053 1 2
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 ±0.005 1.908 0.054 1 2
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   1.945 0.054 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595   1.649 0.055 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.193 0.057 1 2
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 ±0.000 1.648 0.058 1 2
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.637 0.058 1 2
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGa#As 2.530 ±0.020 2.589 0.059 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.341 0.060 1 2
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 ±0.000 2.413 0.061 1 2
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 ±0.000 2.123 0.062 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 ±0.003 2.131 0.064 1 2
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988   2.052 0.064 1 2
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.367 0.072 1 2
129 molecules.