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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at MP3=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530   1.102 -0.428 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 2.010 -0.068 1 2
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.849 -0.051 1 2
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 ±0.015 1.428 -0.039 1 2
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.142 -0.030 1 2
C2H Ethynyl radical rC#C 1.217   1.194 -0.023 1 2
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673   1.651 -0.022 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.949 -0.020 1 3
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.098 -0.017 1 2
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.139 -0.015 1 2
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCH 1.117   1.104 -0.013 1 5
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rCF 1.329 ±0.003 1.318 -0.011 1 4
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354   1.345 -0.009 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.966 -0.007 1 2
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiH 1.480 ±0.015 1.474 -0.006 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.153 -0.005 1 2
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.785 -0.005 1 2
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.316 -0.004 1 2
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.649 -0.003 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.100 -0.003 1 6
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.472 -0.003 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.063 -0.003 1 2
NH4+ ammonium cation rHN 1.029 ±0.000 1.026 -0.003 1 2
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 ±0.000 2.262 -0.003 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.594 -0.002 2 5
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.101 -0.002 1 3
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.180 -0.002 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.199 -0.001 1 5
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.018 -0.001 2 6
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.115 0.000 3 10
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rN=O 1.180 ±0.005 1.180 0.000 1 3
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.292 0.000 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.105 0.000 2 8
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.736 0.000 1 2
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.205 0.001 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.115 0.001 1 4
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964   0.965 0.001 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.472 0.001 1 2
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.413 0.002 1 2
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.083 0.002 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.165 0.003 2 3
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.424 0.003 1 2
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.610 0.003 1 2
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.378 0.003 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.628 0.003 1 2
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.961 0.003 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.529 0.004 1 2
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.452 0.004 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.100 0.004 1 5
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.262 0.004 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.100 0.004 1 5
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.132 0.004 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.087 0.004 1 4
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.974 0.005 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.541 0.005 1 2
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCC 1.531   1.536 0.005 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.514 0.005 2 3
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCH 1.094   1.100 0.006 1 4
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.587 0.006 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.104 0.006 2 6
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.326 0.006 1 3
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.570 0.006 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.481 0.006 1 3
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095   1.101 0.006 1 4
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.701 0.006 1 3
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.099 0.006 4 8
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.421 0.007 1 2
SiH4 Silane rSiH 1.480 ±0.000 1.487 0.007 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.101 0.007 4 10
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.467 0.007 1 2
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.103 0.007 1 4
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.351 0.007 2 3
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.089 0.007 2 5
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.093   1.101 0.007 1 5
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.092 0.007 1 2
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.595 0.007 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.530 0.007 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.098 0.008 2 5
C4H8 cyclobutane rCH 1.091   1.099 0.008 1 6
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.090   1.098 0.008 2 7
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.106 0.009 1 2
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092   1.101 0.009 1 5
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCH 1.092   1.101 0.009 1 5
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.097 0.009 1 6
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rC=C 1.329 ±0.003 1.338 0.009 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.740 0.010 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.099 0.010 1 4
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.102 0.010 1 3
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.563 0.010 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.472 0.011 1 4
C4H6 Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane rCC 1.497   1.508 0.011 1 2
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.235 0.011 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.098 0.012 2 5
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.099 0.012 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.095 0.012 1 3
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.084 0.012 2 4
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.072 0.012 3 4
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.473 0.013 1 2
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.327 0.013 1 2
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.660 0.013 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.106 0.013 1 3
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.653 0.013 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.101 0.013 4 6
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.290 0.013 1 2
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.357 0.013 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.624 0.014 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.090 0.014 1 3
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.099 0.014 2 4
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.266 0.014 1 2
SiH+ silicon monohydride cation rSiH 1.504   1.518 0.014 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.160 0.014 2 4
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.723 0.014 1 3
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232   1.248 0.015 1 2
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.950 0.016 1 2
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.438 0.016 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.511 0.018 2 3
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.795 0.018 1 4
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.786 0.019 1 4
GeS Germanium monosulfide rS=Ge 2.012 ±0.000 2.033 0.020 1 2
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.446 0.022 1 2
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.781 0.022 1 2
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 ±0.000 1.688 0.022 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.045 0.025 1 2
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 ±0.000 1.522 0.025 1 2
C2H Ethynyl radical rCH 1.047   1.074 0.027 1 3
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rP=O 1.462 ±0.011 1.490 0.028 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.726 0.029 1 3
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.505 0.029 1 2
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 ±0.003 1.743 0.030 1 4
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.468 0.033 1 2
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.205 0.035 1 2
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 ±0.003 1.631 0.035 1 3
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.288 0.037 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 ±0.003 1.684 0.038 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.667 0.039 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.137 0.041 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.755 0.041 1 3
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.933 0.044 1 2
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 ±0.003 1.585 0.046 1 5
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 ±0.003 1.591 0.046 1 4
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 ±0.003 2.082 0.049 1 4
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.481 0.050 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.101 0.050 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 ±0.004 2.112 0.053 1 3
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.633 0.053 1 2
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604   1.659 0.055 1 2
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 ±0.000 1.666 0.056 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.193 0.057 1 2
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 ±0.004 1.661 0.058 1 3
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   1.950 0.058 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.340 0.059 1 2
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975   2.037 0.062 1 2
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.366 0.071 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.417 0.318 1 2
154 molecules.