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Laplacian bond order for toluene using the B3LYP method
| Bond | LBO |
|---|---|
| C1-C2 | 1.072374 |
| C2-C3 | 1.510786 |
| C2-C4 | 1.516674 |
| C3-C5 | 1.549244 |
| C4-C6 | 1.544522 |
| C5-C7 | 1.548748 |
| C6-C7 | 1.554352 |
| C1-H1 | 0.781929 |
| C1-H2 | 0.770005 |
| C1-H3 | 0.782038 |
| C3-H4 | 0.796466 |
| C4-H5 | 0.797323 |
| C5-H6 | 0.803375 |
| C6-H7 | 0.802899 |
| C7-H8 | 0.799741 |
The bond orders are intuitive: 1 indicates a single bond, 2 a double bond and 1.5 approximates delocalised open shell covalence
