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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530   1.096 -0.434 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 2.039 -0.038 1 2
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCH 1.132   1.099 -0.033 1 3
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCC 1.526   1.507 -0.019 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.452 -0.019 1 2
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCH 1.117   1.099 -0.018 1 5
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673   1.656 -0.017 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCH 1.105   1.089 -0.016 1 7
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.775 -0.015 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.956 -0.013 1 3
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.008 -0.011 2 6
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.105 -0.010 3 10
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.190 -0.010 1 5
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.104 -0.010 1 4
C8H8 cubane rCH 1.097   1.087 -0.010 1 9
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.094 -0.009 1 6
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.508   1.499 -0.009 1 2
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.095 -0.008 1 3
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCH 1.091 ±0.014 1.085 -0.006 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.100 -0.005 2 8
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.098   1.093 -0.005 1 6
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rHC 1.090   1.086 -0.004 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.505 -0.004 2 3
NH4+ ammonium cation rHN 1.029 ±0.000 1.025 -0.003 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.094 -0.002 1 5
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rC=C 1.329 ±0.003 1.327 -0.002 1 2
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCH 1.094   1.092 -0.002 1 4
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.081 -0.001 1 4
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.095 -0.001 1 5
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.084 -0.001 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.515   1.514 -0.001 5 6
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.082   1.082 0.000 1 4
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889   2.889 0.000 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.093 0.000 4 8
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.082 0.000 2 5
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.091   1.091 0.000 2 5
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.094 0.000 4 10
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.098 0.000 2 6
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.225 0.000 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.099 ±0.001 1.100 0.001 2 6
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.093   1.094 0.001 1 5
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.091 0.001 2 5
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.321 0.001 1 3
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCH 1.083   1.084 0.001 1 4
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCH 1.092   1.093 0.001 1 5
C2H2 Acetylene rCH 1.063   1.065 0.002 1 3
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.074 0.002 2 4
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.090 0.002 1 6
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.091   1.093 0.002 1 6
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.098 0.002 1 4
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.091 0.002 1 4
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.477 0.002 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.539 0.003 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.095 0.003 1 3
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.080 0.003 1 3
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rC=Se 1.753   1.756 0.003 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.698 0.003 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.527 0.004 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.064 0.004 3 4
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCH 1.084 ±0.003 1.088 0.004 1 2
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiH 1.480 ±0.015 1.484 0.004 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.087 0.004 1 3
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCC 1.531   1.535 0.004 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.085 ±0.001 1.089 0.004 2 4
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.257 0.004 1 2
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.092   1.097 0.005 3 6
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.092 0.005 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.091 0.005 2 5
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.587 0.005 1 2
AsH Arsenic monohydride rAsH 1.535 ±0.001 1.540 0.005 1 2
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.742 0.006 1 2
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.077   1.083 0.006 2 5
C2H2 Acetylene rC#C 1.203   1.209 0.006 1 2
C4H6 Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane rCC 1.497   1.503 0.006 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.095 0.007 4 6
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.088   1.095 0.007 1 5
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.093 0.008 2 4
C10H8 naphthalene rC:C 1.410   1.419 0.009 2 3
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.718 0.009 1 3
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.982 0.009 1 2
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.458 0.010 1 2
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.470 0.010 1 2
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.969 0.011 1 2
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.183 0.011 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.104 0.011 1 3
AsH3 Arsine rAsH 1.511 ±0.000 1.522 0.012 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.506 0.013 2 3
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.086   1.099 0.013 2 8
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.540 0.015 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCC 1.501   1.516 0.015 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.174 0.015 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 ±0.000 1.529 0.015 1 3
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.436 0.015 1 2
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.336 0.016 1 2
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.197 0.016 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.491 0.016 1 3
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.114 0.016 1 2
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.431 0.016 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.580 0.017 1 2
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 ±0.001 1.672 0.017 1 2
SiH4 Silane rSiH 1.480 ±0.000 1.497 0.018 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.084 0.018 1 2
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rCF 1.329 ±0.003 1.348 0.019 1 4
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiH 1.476   1.495 0.019 1 3
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.134 0.019 1 2
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.989 0.020 1 2
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.225 0.020 1 2
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.609 0.021 1 2
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.175 0.021 1 2
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.396 0.021 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345   1.367 0.022 2 3
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.482 0.022 1 2
GeBr4 Germanium tetrabromide rGeBr 2.272 ±0.001 2.294 0.022 1 2
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406   1.428 0.022 1 2
CH Methylidyne rCH 1.120   1.142 0.022 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.274 0.023 1 2
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232   1.255 0.023 1 2
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 ±0.002 1.965 0.023 1 2
CSe Carbon monoselenide rC=Se 1.676 ±0.000 1.700 0.024 1 2
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.152 0.024 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.187 0.025 2 3
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.942 0.025 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.486 0.025 1 4
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCO 1.411 ±0.001 1.436 0.025 1 2
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 ±0.000 1.800 0.026 1 2
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGa#As 2.530 ±0.020 2.557 0.027 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rC=O 1.203   1.231 0.028 2 4
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rN=O 1.180 ±0.005 1.208 0.028 1 3
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.624 0.028 2 5
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiH 1.525 ±0.005 1.554 0.029 1 3
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 ±0.000 2.294 0.030 1 2
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 ±0.015 1.497 0.030 1 2
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.322 0.030 1 2
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014   1.045 0.031 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.656 0.031 1 2
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.377 0.033 2 3
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.240 0.033 1 2
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 ±0.005 1.889 0.035 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.765 0.036 1 2
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964   1.000 0.036 1 2
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.351 0.036 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.590 0.037 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.183 0.037 2 4
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.313 0.038 1 2
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.963 0.038 1 4
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.463 0.041 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.652 0.041 1 2
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.454 0.042 1 2
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745   1.787 0.042 1 2
SiH+ silicon monohydride cation rSiH 1.504   1.547 0.043 1 2
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 ±0.000 2.397 0.044 1 2
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.388 0.045 1 2
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.304 0.046 1 2
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520   1.566 0.046 1 2
PN Phosphorus mononitride rP#N 1.491   1.537 0.046 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 ±0.000 1.777 0.046 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 ±0.003 1.376 0.048 1 3
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 ±0.001 1.400 0.049 1 4
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.983 0.049 1 2
GeS Germanium monosulfide rS=Ge 2.012 ±0.000 2.063 0.050 1 2
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.704 0.052 1 2
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.702 0.055 1 2
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.226 0.055 1 2
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354   1.410 0.056 1 2
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 ±0.000 1.328 0.061 1 2
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 ±0.000 1.727 0.061 1 2
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.341 0.065 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448   1.514 0.066 5 6
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.834 0.067 1 4
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 ±0.000 1.724 0.070 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.677 0.070 1 2
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.712 0.072 1 2
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 ±0.000 1.583 0.073 1 2
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSe=Se 2.166 ±0.001 2.240 0.074 1 2
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 ±0.000 2.011 0.082 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.861 0.084 1 4
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 ±0.001 2.328 0.085 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.846 0.087 1 2
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 ±0.000 1.590 0.093 1 2
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.533 0.098 1 2
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.394 0.099 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rP=O 1.462 ±0.011 1.561 0.099 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.120 0.100 1 2
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.580 0.104 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   2.004 0.104 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.200 0.105 1 2
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 ±0.000 2.269 0.105 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577   1.683 0.106 1 5
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 ±0.000 1.697 0.107 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595   1.701 0.107 1 2
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604   1.711 0.107 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.811 0.113 1 3
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.539 0.115 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.750 0.121 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 ±0.003 1.769 0.123 1 2
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 ±0.003 2.160 0.127 1 4
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599   1.726 0.127 1 2
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.707 0.127 1 2
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.209 0.128 1 2
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718   1.847 0.129 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.179 0.129 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534   1.666 0.132 1 2
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 ±0.003 2.292 0.135 1 2
SO Sulfur monoxide rS=O 1.481   1.618 0.137 1 2
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   2.029 0.140 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.856 0.142 1 3
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 ±0.001 1.740 0.144 1 2
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 ±0.003 1.861 0.148 1 4
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.430 0.149 1 2
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 ±0.003 1.746 0.150 1 3
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 ±0.000 2.212 0.151 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 ±0.003 2.219 0.152 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=O 1.456   1.613 0.157 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.297 0.161 1 2
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 ±0.000 1.773 0.162 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=S 1.884   2.047 0.163 2 3
CaC Calcium monocarbide rC#Ca 2.302   2.471 0.170 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 ±0.004 2.232 0.174 1 3
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 ±0.003 1.719 0.174 1 4
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   2.080 0.189 1 2
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 ±0.003 1.730 0.191 1 5
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.632 0.201 1 2
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 ±0.000 2.801 0.208 1 2
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 ±0.004 1.821 0.218 1 3
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822   2.112 0.290 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.436 0.337 1 2
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