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Average Bond Length Differences by Model Chemistry

Calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental unc. Calculated Difference atom1 atom2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530   1.099 -0.431 5 13
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 ±0.002 1.996 -0.081 1 2
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435   2.391 -0.044 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 ±0.005 1.579 -0.017 2 5
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969   0.954 -0.016 1 3
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCH 1.117   1.102 -0.015 1 5
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCH 1.132   1.117 -0.015 1 3
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGa#As 2.530 ±0.020 2.516 -0.014 1 2
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rCF 1.329 ±0.003 1.316 -0.013 1 4
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCH 1.105   1.093 -0.012 1 7
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSe=Se 2.166 ±0.001 2.154 -0.012 1 2
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412   1.401 -0.011 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=Se 1.709   1.698 -0.011 1 3
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.103   1.096 -0.007 1 6
H2Cl+ dihydrogen monochloride cation rHCl 1.321 ±0.000 1.314 -0.006 1 2
C4H6 Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane rCC 1.497   1.491 -0.006 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=Se 1.695 ±0.002 1.690 -0.005 1 3
KrH+ Protonated Krypton rHKr 1.421 ±0.000 1.417 -0.004 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.200   1.196 -0.004 1 5
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 ±0.002 1.938 -0.004 1 2
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rC=Se 1.753   1.749 -0.004 1 2
C8H8 cubane rCH 1.097   1.093 -0.004 1 9
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790   0.786 -0.004 1 2
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.525 ±0.002 1.522 -0.003 1 2
HSe Selenium monohydride rSeH 1.475 ±0.010 1.472 -0.003 1 2
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 ±0.001 1.595 -0.001 1 2
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 ±0.000 1.291 -0.001 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rOH 0.973 ±0.002 0.972 -0.001 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.105   1.104 -0.001 2 8
NH4+ ammonium cation rHN 1.029 ±0.000 1.028 -0.001 1 2
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.098   1.097 -0.001 1 6
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718   1.717 0.000 1 2
HBr hydrogen bromide rHBr 1.414 ±0.000 1.414 0.000 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCN 1.471 ±0.003 1.471 0.000 1 2
CH2NH Methanimine rCH 1.103   1.103 0.000 1 3
HS+ sulfur monohydride cation rSH 1.374   1.375 0.000 1 2
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014   1.015 0.001 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.096   1.097 0.001 1 5
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 ±0.000 1.760 0.001 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rNH 1.018 ±0.001 1.020 0.001 2 6
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448   1.450 0.002 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rCH 1.083   1.084 0.002 1 4
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCO 1.411 ±0.001 1.413 0.002 1 2
C2H2+ acetylene cation rC=C 1.253 ±0.001 1.256 0.003 1 2
C2H2 Acetylene rCH 1.063   1.066 0.003 1 3
H2CSe Selenoformaldehyde rHC 1.090   1.094 0.003 1 3
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.096   1.099 0.003 1 5
AsH Arsenic monohydride rAsH 1.535 ±0.001 1.538 0.003 1 2
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745   1.749 0.004 1 2
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 ±0.003 2.161 0.004 1 2
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.093 ±0.006 1.097 0.004 4 8
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.086 0.004 2 5
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.094 ±0.005 1.098 0.004 4 10
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.098   1.102 0.004 2 6
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.090   1.094 0.004 2 5
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane rCC 1.531   1.536 0.005 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.515   1.520 0.005 5 6
C2H2 Acetylene rC#C 1.203   1.207 0.005 1 2
HF Hydrogen fluoride rHF 0.917 ±0.000 0.922 0.005 1 2
C3H8 Propane rCH 1.096   1.101 0.005 1 4
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.091   1.096 0.005 2 5
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCH 1.083   1.088 0.005 1 4
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rN=O 1.180 ±0.005 1.185 0.005 1 3
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.536   1.541 0.005 1 2
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181   1.187 0.005 1 2
CH3CCH propyne rCH 1.060   1.065 0.005 3 4
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCH 1.085 ±0.002 1.091 0.006 1 2
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 ±0.002 1.931 0.006 1 4
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rN=Se 1.652   1.658 0.006 1 2
SCSe Carbon sulfide selenide rC=S 1.553 ±0.002 1.559 0.006 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 ±0.000 1.737 0.006 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.523   1.529 0.006 1 2
H2CS Thioformaldehyde rC=S 1.611   1.617 0.006 1 2
NO+ nitric oxide cation rN=O 1.066   1.072 0.006 1 2
NO Nitric oxide rN=O 1.154 ±0.000 1.160 0.006 1 2
HNCNH diiminomethane rC=N 1.224 ±0.001 1.231 0.006 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCC 1.509   1.516 0.007 2 3
CN Cyano radical rC#N 1.172   1.179 0.007 1 2
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rC=O 1.159   1.166 0.007 1 2
GeBr4 Germanium tetrabromide rGeBr 2.272 ±0.001 2.279 0.007 1 2
B2H6 Diborane rBH 1.320   1.327 0.007 1 3
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 ±0.005 1.084 0.007 1 3
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 ±0.000 1.941 0.007 1 2
CH3CH2CHO Propanal rCH 1.115   1.122 0.007 3 10
H2O Water rOH 0.958 ±0.000 0.965 0.008 1 2
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCH 1.092   1.100 0.008 3 6
H2Se Hydrogen selenide rSeH 1.460   1.468 0.008 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.099 ±0.001 1.107 0.008 2 6
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCC 1.508   1.516 0.008 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072   1.080 0.008 2 4
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.114   1.122 0.008 1 4
CH4 Methane rCH 1.087 ±0.001 1.096 0.009 1 2
C3H6 Cyclopropane rCC 1.501   1.510 0.009 1 2
HCl Hydrogen chloride rHCl 1.275 ±0.000 1.283 0.009 1 2
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde rCH 1.086   1.095 0.009 2 5
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.082   1.091 0.009 1 4
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 ±0.001 1.360 0.009 1 4
PN Phosphorus mononitride rP#N 1.491   1.500 0.009 1 2
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rC=O 1.203   1.212 0.009 2 4
O2 Oxygen diatomic rO=O 1.208   1.217 0.009 1 2
SiH4 Silane rSiH 1.480 ±0.000 1.489 0.009 1 2
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rN#N 1.098   1.107 0.009 1 2
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276   1.285 0.009 1 2
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088   1.097 0.009 1 6
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro- rCH 1.077   1.087 0.010 2 5
C2H2O2 Ethanedial rCC 1.526   1.536 0.010 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCH 1.091 ±0.014 1.101 0.010 1 2
CH2CO Ketene rC=O 1.162   1.172 0.010 2 3
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.088   1.098 0.010 1 5
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiH 1.475   1.485 0.010 1 3
CH3Br methyl bromide rCH 1.082 ±0.001 1.092 0.010 1 3
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rSH 1.344 ±0.029 1.354 0.010 2 3
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.088 ±0.006 1.098 0.010 4 6
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 ±0.001 1.617 0.010 1 2
HS- mercapto anion rSH 1.343   1.353 0.010 1 2
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 ±0.000 2.363 0.010 1 2
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970   0.980 0.011 1 2
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCH 1.089   1.100 0.011 1 4
LiNH2 lithium amide rLiN 1.736 ±0.003 1.747 0.011 1 2
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rC=S 1.647 ±0.002 1.658 0.011 1 2
C3F6 hexafluoropropene rC=C 1.329 ±0.003 1.340 0.011 1 2
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 ±0.005 1.866 0.011 1 2
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene rCC 1.493   1.504 0.011 2 3
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315   1.326 0.011 1 2
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rC=O 1.115 ±0.000 1.127 0.012 1 2
CO Carbon monoxide rC#O 1.128 ±0.000 1.140 0.012 1 2
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether rCH 1.085 ±0.001 1.097 0.012 2 4
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane rCH 1.092   1.104 0.012 1 3
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577   1.589 0.012 1 5
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588   1.600 0.012 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiH 1.476   1.488 0.012 1 3
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 ±0.001 1.653 0.013 1 2
C2H3 vinyl rCH 1.085   1.099 0.014 2 4
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rP=O 1.462 ±0.011 1.476 0.014 1 2
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 ±0.003 1.343 0.014 1 3
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345   1.360 0.015 2 3
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422   1.437 0.015 1 2
CH3NH2 methyl amine rCH 1.093 ±0.000 1.108 0.015 1 3
BO boron monoxide rB=O 1.205   1.219 0.015 1 2
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 ±0.000 1.789 0.015 1 2
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiH 1.525 ±0.005 1.540 0.015 1 3
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 ±0.000 2.186 0.015 1 2
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 ±0.000 1.525 0.015 1 2
CSe Carbon monoselenide rC=Se 1.676 ±0.000 1.692 0.015 1 2
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595   1.610 0.016 1 2
AsH3 Arsine rAsH 1.511 ±0.000 1.527 0.016 1 2
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964   0.981 0.017 1 2
SiH3+ Silyl cation rSiH 1.460 ±0.010 1.477 0.017 1 2
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 ±0.000 1.532 0.017 1 3
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rO=S 1.424   1.442 0.018 1 2
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 ±0.000 1.673 0.019 1 2
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCH 1.084 ±0.003 1.103 0.019 1 2
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582   1.601 0.019 1 2
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281   2.300 0.019 1 2
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 ±0.000 1.584 0.020 1 2
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 ±0.000 1.686 0.020 1 2
CH Methylidyne rCH 1.120   1.140 0.020 1 2
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625   1.645 0.020 1 2
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599   1.620 0.020 1 2
PO Phosphorus monoxide rP=O 1.476   1.496 0.020 1 2
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiH 1.462   1.482 0.021 1 4
PS phosphorus sulfide rP=S 1.900   1.921 0.021 1 2
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rCH 1.086   1.107 0.021 2 8
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 ±0.000 2.185 0.021 1 2
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 ±0.001 1.719 0.022 1 3
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520   1.542 0.022 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=O 1.456   1.479 0.022 1 2
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 ±0.000 2.159 0.023 1 2
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 ±0.002 1.790 0.023 1 4
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295   2.318 0.023 1 2
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579   1.603 0.024 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rS=O 1.431 ±0.004 1.455 0.024 1 2
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 ±0.000 1.953 0.024 1 2
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 ±0.000 1.614 0.024 1 2
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 ±0.000 1.653 0.024 1 2
NO- nitric oxide anion rN=O 1.258 ±0.010 1.283 0.025 1 2
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 ±0.000 2.121 0.025 1 2
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 ±0.000 1.636 0.026 1 2
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 ±0.015 1.493 0.026 1 2
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=O 1.146   1.172 0.026 2 4
C3O2 Carbon suboxide rC=C 1.251   1.278 0.027 1 2
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534   1.562 0.028 1 2
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051   2.079 0.028 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 ±0.003 1.675 0.029 1 2
S2 Sulfur diatomic rS=S 1.889   1.919 0.030 1 2
SO Sulfur monoxide rS=O 1.481   1.511 0.030 1 2
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 ±0.006 1.808 0.031 1 4
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892   1.925 0.034 1 2
SSO Disulfur monoxide rS=S 1.884   1.918 0.034 2 3
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406   1.440 0.034 1 2
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 ±0.001 1.691 0.036 1 2
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 ±0.000 2.098 0.037 1 2
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 ±0.000 2.060 0.040 1 2
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 ±0.003 1.586 0.041 1 4
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 ±0.003 2.109 0.042 1 2
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 ±0.001 2.286 0.043 1 2
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730   1.779 0.049 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 ±0.004 2.114 0.055 1 3
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448   1.520 0.072 5 6
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673   1.754 0.081 1 2
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889   2.976 0.087 1 2
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714   1.803 0.089 1 3
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 ±0.000 2.687 0.094 1 2
CaC Calcium monocarbide rC#Ca 2.302   2.409 0.107 1 2
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 ±0.001 1.190 0.109 1 2
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822   1.968 0.146 1 2
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099   1.411 0.312 1 2
207 molecules.