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List of experimental bond lengths for bond type rCO

Bond lengths in Å.
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bond type Species Name Length Comment
rC=O CO+ carbon monoxide cation 1.115 re
rC#O CO Carbon monoxide 1.128 re
rC=O BH3CO Borane carbonyl 1.135
rC=O HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation 1.140
rC#O Fe(CO)5 Iron pentacarbonyl 1.145 average of equitorial and axial
rC=O C3O2 Carbon suboxide 1.146 from crystal structure
rC=O OCSe Carbonyl selenide 1.159 r0
rC=O OCS Carbonyl sulfide 1.160
rC=O CH2CO Ketene 1.162 rs structure
rC=O CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.162
rC=O HNCO Isocyanic acid 1.164 derived from earlier work, mistype in 1997BRO/BER:9764
rC=O C3H4O Methylketene 1.171
rC=O COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 1.172 r0
rC=O CF2O Carbonic difluoride 1.174
rC=O CCl2O Phosgene 1.177 re value
rC=O FCO Carbonyl fluoride 1.180
rC=O HFCO formyl fluoride 1.181
rC=O CH3COF Acetyl fluoride 1.181
rC=O ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride 1.182
rC=O CHOOCHO diformyl ether 1.184 rs
rC=O CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 1.187 rg
rC=O C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate 1.191
rC=O C3H4O Cyclopropanone 1.191
rC=O CF3COOH trifluoroacetic acid 1.192 ra
rC=O CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine 1.192
rC=O C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride 1.192
rC=O CHOOCHO diformyl ether 1.195
rC=O HCO Formyl radical 1.198
rC=O CH3OCHO methyl formate 1.200
rC=O HCOOH Formic acid 1.202
rC=O C4H6O Cyclobutanone 1.202
rC=O C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 1.203 rg
rC=O H2CO Formaldehyde 1.205
rC=O C2H2O4 Oxalic Acid 1.205
rC=O CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 1.206
rC=O CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde 1.206
rC=O H2NCH2COOH Glycine 1.207
rC=O C6H12O hexanal 1.208
rC=O C5H4O2 4-Cyclopentene-1,3-dione 1.208
rC=O HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation 1.209
rC=O HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid 1.210
rC=O CHONH2 formamide 1.210
rC=O CH3CH2CHO Propanal 1.210
rC=O C2H2O2 Ethanedial 1.212
rC=O CH3COOH Acetic acid 1.212
rC=O C2H2CO cyclopropenone 1.212
rC=O CH2CHCHO Acrolein 1.213
rC=O CH3COCH3 Acetone 1.214
rC=O C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 1.214
rC=O HCCCHO 2-propynal 1.214
rC=O C5H8O Cyclopentanone 1.215 !assumed
rC=O C4H4N2O2 Uracil 1.215
rC=O CH2CHCHO Acrolein 1.215
rC=O CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 1.216
rC=O C5H10O 2-Butanone, 3-methyl- 1.217
rC=O C2H4O4 Formic acid dimer 1.217
rC=O CH3COCH2CH3 2-Butanone 1.218
rC=O HCONHCH3 N-methylformamide 1.219
rC=O CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 1.219 !assumed
rC=O CH3CONH2 Acetamide 1.220
rC=O NH2CONH2 Urea 1.221
rC=O C3H7NO dimethylformamide 1.224
rC=O C5H8O Methyl cyclopropyl ketone 1.225
rC=O C6H10O cyclohexanone 1.229
rC=O C4H4N2O2 Uracil 1.245
rC=O H2COO Dioxymethyl radical 1.272
rCO C2H4O4 Formic acid dimer 1.320
rCO CH3OCHO methyl formate 1.334 middle O to C=O
rCO C2H2O4 Oxalic Acid 1.336
rCO C4H5NO 3-Methylisoxazole 1.342 !assumed
rCO C4H5NO Isoxazole, 5-methyl- 1.342 !assumed
rCO HCOOH Formic acid 1.343
rCO C3H3NO Isoxazole 1.344
rCO C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 1.345 rg, from =O to O
rCO CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine 1.347
rCO HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid 1.349
rCO CF3COOH trifluoroacetic acid 1.353
rCO CH2C(CH3)OCH3 1-Propene, 2-methoxy- 1.353 C has two C bonds
rCO H2NCH2COOH Glycine 1.357
rCO C3H3NO Oxazole 1.357 to side with N
rCO CH3COOH Acetic acid 1.361
rCO C4H4O Furan 1.362
rCO C6H5OH phenol 1.364 rs
rCO C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate 1.364
rCO CHOOCHO diformyl ether 1.364
rCO C3H3NO Oxazole 1.370 opp side of N
rCO CH2CHOH ethenol 1.372
rCO C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy- 1.382 middle C
rCO C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate 1.385
rCO C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride 1.386
rCO CH2O2 Dioxirane 1.388 rs
rCO CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical 1.388
rCO CHOOCHO diformyl ether 1.389
rCO CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite 1.389
rCO CH2CHOCHCH2 Vinyl ether 1.389 average
rCO C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane 1.393 to C in between O
rCO CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite 1.395
rCO C6H5OCH3 Anisole 1.399 r0
rCO C5H8O 2H-Pyran, 3,4-dihydro- 1.405 !assumed, C has a =
rCO CH3O Methoxy radical 1.405
rCO HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid 1.406
rCO CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- 1.407 ethyl
rCO C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 1.408 propyl side
rCO C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol 1.410
rCO C4H10O2 Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy- 1.410
rCO CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 1.411 rs
rCO C4H10O Ethoxy ethane 1.411 rs
rCO C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 1.413 methyl side
rCO C5H12O Butane, 1-methoxy- 1.415 from outside
rCO CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- 1.415 to methyl
rCO C4H10O Propane, 2-methoxy- 1.416 to end C
rCO CH2C(CH3)OCH3 1-Propene, 2-methoxy- 1.416 methyl C
rCO C5H8O 2H-Pyran, 3,4-dihydro- 1.420 !assumed, C has a -
rCO C2H6O2 1,2-Ethanediol 1.420 !assumed
rCO C3H8O2 Propylene glycol 1.420
rCO C5H10O 2H-Pyran, tetrahydro- 1.420
rCO C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 1.421
rCO C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxolane, 2-methyl- 1.422 average
rCO C4H10O Propane, 2-methoxy- 1.422 to propyl side
rCO C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 1.423 average
rCO C2H4O Ethylene oxide 1.425
rCO CH3OH Methyl alcohol 1.427
rCO C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 1.428
rCO C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 1.428
rCO C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester 1.430
rCO CH3CH2OH Ethanol 1.431
rCO C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy- 1.432 end C
rCO CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite 1.432
rCO C6H5OCH3 Anisole 1.433 r0
rCO C3H6O Propylene oxide 1.436 !assumed
rCO CH3OCHO methyl formate 1.437 end C
rCO CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate 1.437
rCO CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 1.437 cis structure
rCO C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane 1.439
rCO C4H6O Furan, 2,5-dihydro- 1.440
rCO C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- 1.442
rCO C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- 1.446
rCO C3H6O Oxetane 1.446
rCO C5H12O Butane, 1-methoxy- 1.448
rCO C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 1.448 rg, from O
 
Average 1.303 ±0.106
Min 1.115
Max 1.448