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CCCBDB Experimental bond lengths 3
C omputational C hemistry C omparison and B enchmark D ataB ase
Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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List of experimental bond lengths
for bond type rCN
Bond lengths in Å.
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bond type
Species
Name
Length
Comment
rC#N
C4 N2
2-Butynedinitrile
1.140
rC#N
ZnCN
Zinc monocyanide
1.142
rC#N
C2 H5 CN
ethyl cyanide
1.153
rC#N
CF3 CN
Acetonitrile, trifluoro-
1.154
rC#N
C2 N2
Cyanogen
1.154
rC#N
HCN
Hydrogen cyanide
1.156
rC#N
C5 H7 N
Cyclobutanecarbonitrile
1.156
rC#N
C4 H5 N
Cyclopropanecarbonitrile
1.157
rC#N
CH3 CN
Acetonitrile
1.157
rC#N
CH(CN)3
tricyanomethane
1.158
rC#N
BrCN
Cyanogen bromide
1.158
rC#N
C6 H5 CN
phenyl cyanide
1.158
rC#N
CH3 CH(CH3 )CN
Propanenitrile, 2-methyl-
1.159
!assumed
rC#N
C5 H9 N
Pentanenitrile
1.159
rC#N
C5 H9 N
Propanenitrile, 2,2-dimethyl-
1.159
rC#N
FCN
Cyanogen fluoride
1.159
rC#N
NH2 CN
cyanamide
1.159
rC#N
C3 H2 N2
Malononitrile
1.160
rC#N
ICN
Cyanogen iodide
1.160
re
rC#N
HCCCN
Cyanoacetylene
1.161
rC#N
ClCN
chlorocyanogen
1.161
re value
rC#N
C(CN)4
tetracyanomethane
1.161
rC#N
C4 H4 N2
Succinonitrile
1.161
rC#N
C5 H5 N
Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane-1-carbonitrile
1.162
!assumed
rC#N
C3 H3 N
acrylonitrile
1.164
rC#N
C4 H5 N
(E)-2-Butenenitrile
1.164
!assumed
rC#N
CH3 NC
methyl isocyanide
1.166
from CD3NC
rC#N
HCNO
fulminic acid
1.168
rC#N
CN
Cyano radical
1.172
re
rC#N
HNC
hydrogen isocyanide
1.173
rC#N
CN-
cyanide anion
1.177
re
rC=N
HNCS
Isothiocyanic acid
1.207
rC=N
CH3 SO2 NH2
methanesulfonamide
1.207
rC=N
HNCO
Isocyanic acid
1.214
rC=N
HNCNH
diiminomethane
1.224
rs
rC=N
CH2 NH
Methanimine
1.273
rC=N
CH3 CHNOH
Acetaldoxime
1.276
!assumed
rC=N
CH2 NOH
formaldoxime
1.276
rC=N
C3 H3 NO
Oxazole
1.292
rC=N
CH2 NN
diazomethane
1.300
rs
rC=N
C2 H2 N2 S
1,3,4-Thiadiazole
1.303
rC=N
C2 H4 O3
trioxolane124
1.303
rC=N
C2 H2 N2 O
Furazan
1.303
rC=N
C2 H3 N3
1H-1,2,4-Triazole
1.305
dependent, single N to side with a NH
rC=N
C3 H3 NO
Isoxazole
1.309
rC=N
C4 H5 NO
Isoxazole, 5-methyl-
1.310
!assumed
rC=N
C4 H5 NO
3-Methylisoxazole
1.310
!assumed
rC=N
C3 H4 N2
1H-Imidazole
1.314
rC:N
C4 H4 N2
1,3-Diazine
1.328
to C inbetween
rC=N
C2 H3 N3
1H-1,2,4-Triazole
1.329
N has no H
rC=N
C3 H4 N2
1H-Pyrazole
1.332
rC:N
C4 H4 N2
Pyrazine
1.338
rC=N
C3 H3 N3
1,3,5-Triazine
1.338
rC:N
C5 H5 N
Pyridine
1.340
rC:N
C4 H4 N2
Pyridazine
1.341
rCN
NH2 CN
cyanamide
1.347
rCN
C2 H3 N3
1H-1,2,4-Triazole
1.348
side where N has no H
rC:N
C4 H4 N2
1,3-Diazine
1.350
from 3C side
rCN
CHONH2
formamide
1.350
rCN
CH3 CSNH2
Ethanethioamide
1.356
rCN
C4 H4 N2 O2
Uracil
1.358
rCN
CHSNH2
thioformamide
1.358
rCN
C3 H4 N2
1H-Pyrazole
1.360
rCN
C3 H4 N2
1H-Imidazole
1.364
to C inbetween 2 N
rCN
HCONHCH3
N-methylformamide
1.366
rCN
C4 H5 N
Pyrrole
1.370
rCN
C4 H4 N2 O2
Uracil
1.371
rCN
C4 H4 N2 O2
Uracil
1.371
rCN
C4 H4 N2 O2
Uracil
1.376
rCN
C2 H3 N3
1H-1,2,4-Triazole
1.377
both have H
rCN
C3 H4 N2
1H-Imidazole
1.377
from =C to N with H
rCN
NH2 CONH2
Urea
1.378
rCN
CH3 CONH2
Acetamide
1.380
rCN
C3 H4 N2
1H-Imidazole
1.382
from N w/o H
rCN
C3 H7 NO
dimethylformamide
1.391
rCN
C3 H3 NO
Oxazole
1.395
rCN
CH3 NC
methyl isocyanide
1.426
from CD3NC
rCN
C3 H7 N
Cyclopropylamine
1.428
rCN
C6 H5 NH2
aniline
1.431
rCN
C2 H3 NO
Nitrosoethylene
1.439
rCN
CH2 NCH3
N-methylmethanimine
1.440
assumed
rCN
N(CH3 )3
Trimethylamine
1.451
rCN
C3 H7 NO
dimethylformamide
1.453
rCN
HCONHCH3
N-methylformamide
1.459
rCN
C2 H6 N2 O2
Dimethylnitroamine
1.460
rCN
CH3 NHCH3
Dimethylamine
1.462
rCN
C4 H9 N
Pyrrolidine
1.469
rCN
C2 H8 N2
Ethylenediamine
1.469
rCN
H2 NCH2 COOH
Glycine
1.469
rCN
CH3 CH(NH2 )COOH
Alanine
1.471
rCN
CH3 NH2
methyl amine
1.471
r0
rCN
C5 H11 N
Piperidine
1.472
rCN
C3 H7 N
Azetidine
1.473
rCN
C2 H5 N
Aziridine
1.475
rCN
CH3 CH2 NH2
Ethylamine
1.475
rCN
CH2 N2
diazirine
1.482
rCN
CH3 NO
nitrosomethane
1.482
rCN
C6 H5 NO2
Nitrobenzene
1.486
rCN
CH3 NO2
Methane, nitro-
1.489
rCN
C(CH3 )3 NH2
2-Propanamine, 2-methyl-
1.492
Average
1.309
±1.321
Min
1.140
Max
1.492