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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530   1.094 -0.436 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 2.006 -0.072 1 2
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246   2.177 -0.069 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.836 -0.064 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.951 -0.018 1 3
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.098 -0.017 1 2
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.304 -0.016 1 2
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.776 -0.014 1 2
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.141 -0.012 1 2
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.280 -0.012 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.188 -0.012 1 5
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.091 -0.012 1 6
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.364 -0.010 1 2
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.093 -0.010 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.098 -0.007 2 8
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.967 -0.006 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.314 -0.006 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.091 -0.005 1 5
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.111 -0.004 3 10
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.092 -0.004 1 5
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.110 -0.004 1 4
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.471 -0.004 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.079 -0.003 1 4
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095   1.092 -0.003 1 4
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.341 -0.003 2 3
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.522 -0.003 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.091 -0.002 4 8
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.534 -0.002 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.093 -0.001 4 10
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.095 -0.001 1 4
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.081 -0.001 2 5
H2 Hydrogen diatomic rHH 0.741   0.741 -0.001 1 2
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.314 -0.001 1 2
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.181 -0.001 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCH 1.083   1.083 0.000 1 4
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.777 0.000 1 4
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.475 0.000 1 3
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092   1.092 0.000 1 5
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.086 0.001 1 2
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.082 0.001 1 2
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.970 0.001 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.524 0.001 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.089 0.001 1 6
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.510 0.001 2 3
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.090   1.091 0.001 2 7
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.918 0.002 1 2
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.276 0.002 1 2
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.278 0.002 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.255 0.002 1 2
C2H2 Acetylene rCH 1.063   1.065 0.002 1 3
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.424 0.002 1 2
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 ±0.000 1.269 0.002 1 2
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.960 0.002 1 2
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.089 0.002 1 2
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.424 0.003 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.089 0.003 2 5
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.347 0.003 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.080 0.003 1 3
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.095 0.003 1 3
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.086 0.004 1 3
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.464 0.004 1 2
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 ±0.001 2.247 0.005 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.772 0.005 1 4
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.453 0.005 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.702 0.005 1 3
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.601 0.005 2 5
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.077 0.005 2 4
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.065 0.005 3 4
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.093 0.005 4 6
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.467 0.005 1 4
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- rBF 1.307   1.312 0.005 1 2
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.092 0.007 2 4
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.419 0.007 1 2
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.421 0.007 1 2
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.467 0.007 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.619 0.008 1 2
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.213 0.008 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.059 0.008 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.738 0.009 1 2
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.233 0.009 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCC 1.501   1.510 0.009 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.502 0.009 2 3
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.935 0.010 1 4
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.944 0.010 1 2
C2H2 Acetylene rC#C 1.203   1.213 0.010 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.173 0.011 2 3
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.664 0.012 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.722 0.013 1 3
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 ±0.000 1.608 0.013 1 2
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.221 0.013 1 2
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.143 0.015 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.174 0.015 1 2
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.113 0.015 1 2
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988   2.004 0.016 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.152 0.016 1 2
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.656 0.017 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.448 0.017 1 2
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.754 0.018 1 2
C3H5 Allyl radical rCH 1.069   1.087 0.018 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.647 0.019 1 2
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.908 0.019 1 2
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.598 0.019 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.301 0.020 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.573 0.020 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.086 0.020 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.602 0.021 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.042 0.021 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.718 0.023 1 3
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.119 0.023 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.782 0.023 1 2
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.501 0.025 1 2
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.462 0.027 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.593 0.029 1 2
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.200 0.029 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.744 0.030 1 3
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.281 0.030 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.178 0.032 2 4
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.457 0.033 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.648 0.041 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.709 0.084 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.413 0.314 1 2
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822   2.229 0.407 1 2
122 molecules.