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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at CCD/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   1.092 -0.438 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 1.981 -0.097 1 2
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246   2.157 -0.089 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.834 -0.066 1 2
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.129 -0.042 1 2
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCH 1.132   1.102 -0.030 1 3
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.383 -0.029 1 2
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 ±0.001 1.569 -0.027 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.569 -0.027 2 5
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.089 -0.026 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.945 -0.024 1 3
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCH 1.117   1.094 -0.023 1 5
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.132 -0.021 1 2
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014   0.995 -0.020 1 2
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.633 -0.019 1 2
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.302 -0.019 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.590 -0.017 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.681 -0.016 1 3
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.192 -0.016 1 2
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.166 -0.015 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.144 -0.015 1 2
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.277 -0.015 1 2
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.776 -0.014 1 2
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.626 -0.014 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.089 -0.014 1 6
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.960 -0.013 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.512 -0.013 1 2
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.362 -0.012 1 2
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.091 -0.012 1 3
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.265 -0.012 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=O 1.456   1.445 -0.011 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.767 -0.010 1 4
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.414 -0.010 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.056 -0.010 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.095 -0.010 2 8
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 ±0.003 1.637 -0.009 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.462 -0.009 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.106 -0.009 3 10
PN Phosphorus mononitride rP#N 1.491   1.482 -0.009 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rP=O 1.462 ±0.011 1.453 -0.009 1 2
SO Sulfur monoxide rS=O 1.481   1.472 -0.009 1 2
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.196 -0.009 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=S 1.884   1.876 -0.008 2 3
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.106 -0.008 1 4
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rC=Se 1.753   1.745 -0.008 1 2
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.468 -0.008 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.011 -0.007 2 6
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.155 -0.007 2 3
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.546 -0.007 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.604 -0.007 1 2
CSe Carbon monoselenide rC=Se 1.676 ±0.000 1.669 -0.007 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.246 -0.007 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiH 1.525 ±0.005 1.518 -0.007 1 3
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.640 -0.007 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.089 -0.007 1 5
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.090 -0.006 1 5
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.252 -0.006 1 2
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rHC 1.090   1.084 -0.006 1 3
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.077 -0.006 1 4
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 ±0.000 1.261 -0.006 1 2
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.338 -0.006 2 3
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCC 1.526   1.521 -0.005 1 2
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.470 -0.005 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.093 -0.005 2 6
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.123 -0.005 1 2
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 ±0.003 2.152 -0.005 1 2
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 ±0.000 1.505 -0.005 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.531 -0.005 1 2
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 ±0.002 1.938 -0.004 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCH 1.091 ±0.014 1.087 -0.004 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.089 -0.004 4 8
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCC 1.531   1.527 -0.004 1 2
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.220 -0.004 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 ±0.003 1.541 -0.004 1 4
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.091 -0.003 4 10
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 ±0.001 1.347 -0.003 1 4
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.914 -0.003 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 ±0.003 1.325 -0.003 1 3
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.087 -0.003 2 5
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.093 -0.003 1 4
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.079 -0.003 2 5
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822   1.819 -0.003 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.626 -0.003 1 2
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.967 -0.003 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.506 -0.003 2 3
AsH Arsenic monohydride rAsH 1.535 ±0.001 1.532 -0.003 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCH 1.083   1.080 -0.003 1 4
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- rBF 1.307   1.304 -0.003 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.765 -0.002 1 4
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.312 -0.002 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.083 -0.002 1 2
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   1.889 -0.002 1 2
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.956 -0.002 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiH 1.476   1.474 -0.002 1 3
C2H2 Acetylene rC#C 1.203   1.201 -0.002 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.521 -0.002 1 2
CH Methylidyne rCH 1.120   1.119 -0.001 1 2
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.082   1.081 -0.001 1 4
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.474 -0.001 1 3
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.087 -0.001 1 6
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 ±0.000 1.928 -0.001 1 2
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.274 -0.001 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.430 -0.001 1 2
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.889 0.000 1 2
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599   1.599 0.000 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 ±0.004 2.059 0.000 1 3
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.343 0.000 1 2
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.422 0.000 1 2
H2 Hydrogen diatomic rHH 0.741   0.742 0.000 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.759 0.000 1 2
C2H2 Acetylene rCH 1.063   1.063 0.000 1 3
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.088 0.001 1 2
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.422 0.001 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.087 0.001 2 5
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.093 0.001 1 3
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.926 0.001 1 4
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.696 0.001 1 3
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.090 0.001 1 4
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.935 0.001 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.084 0.002 1 3
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.074 0.002 2 4
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.079 0.002 1 3
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.083 0.002 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.095 0.002 1 3
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.091 0.003 4 6
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.077   1.080 0.003 2 5
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.063 0.003 3 4
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.451 0.003 1 2
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520   1.523 0.003 1 2
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.582 0.003 1 2
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.088 0.003 2 4
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCC 1.501   1.504 0.003 1 2
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.464 0.004 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.465 0.004 1 4
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSe=Se 2.166 ±0.001 2.170 0.004 1 2
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCH 1.084 ±0.003 1.088 0.004 1 2
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.419 0.005 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.151 0.005 2 4
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.465 0.005 1 2
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 ±0.005 1.860 0.006 1 2
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 ±0.000 1.617 0.006 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.057 0.006 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.631 0.006 1 2
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988   1.995 0.007 1 2
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.442 0.007 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.143 0.007 1 2
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718   1.725 0.007 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595   1.602 0.008 1 2
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 ±0.000 2.069 0.008 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.502 0.009 2 3
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.718 0.009 1 3
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.739 0.010 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.106 0.010 1 2
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.747 0.011 1 2
AsH3 Arsine rAsH 1.511 ±0.000 1.522 0.011 1 2
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 ±0.000 1.602 0.012 1 2
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 ±0.001 2.254 0.012 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.594 0.012 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.293 0.012 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 ±0.003 2.080 0.013 1 2
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 ±0.000 1.609 0.014 1 2
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.602 0.014 1 2
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 ±0.000 1.670 0.016 1 2
C3H5 Allyl radical rCH 1.069   1.085 0.016 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.731 0.017 1 3
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.038 0.018 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.582 0.018 1 2
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 ±0.000 2.182 0.018 1 2
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.316 0.021 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.273 0.022 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 ±0.000 1.537 0.022 1 3
CaC Calcium monocarbide rC#Ca 2.302   2.325 0.023 1 2
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.198 0.027 1 2
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 ±0.000 1.809 0.035 1 2
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 ±0.000 2.396 0.044 1 2
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGa#As 2.530 ±0.020 2.581 0.051 1 2
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 ±0.000 2.645 0.051 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 ±0.000 1.785 0.054 1 2
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745   1.806 0.061 1 2
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889   2.956 0.067 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.403 0.304 1 2
181 molecules.