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IV.D.7. (XVIII.A.2.)

Bad Calculated Bond Lengths

List of molecules with calculated bond lengths that differ by more than 0.050 Å from experimental bond lengths.

Calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.375 3.915
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rFO 1.649 2.893 1.244
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.350 0.920
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.522 -0.714
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.538 0.424
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.528 0.415
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.525 0.412
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.040 0.339
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.384 0.289
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.811 -0.289
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.600 -0.264
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.352 -0.238
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.593 -0.189
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.722 0.182
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.071 -0.175
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.556 -0.145
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.807 0.134
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.203 0.124
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.007 0.118
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.394 -0.118
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.392 -0.115
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.729 0.111
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.346 -0.096
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.333 0.096
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.110 -0.096
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.110 -0.096
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.153 -0.093
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.541 0.093
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.240 -0.085
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.015 0.084
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.393 -0.082
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.350 -0.081
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.197 -0.081
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.328 -0.079
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Iso-propyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.337 -0.077
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.795 0.077
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.515 -0.075
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.442 -0.074
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.325 -0.073
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.333 -0.073
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.859 0.073
BO2 Boron dioxide rBO 1.265 1.193 -0.072
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate rNO 1.402 1.331 -0.071
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.565 0.068
HOF Hypofluorous acid rFO 1.442 1.375 -0.067
SiO+ silicon monoxide cation rOSi 1.519 1.584 0.065
F2O Difluorine monoxide rFO 1.412 1.347 -0.065
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412 1.347 -0.065
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 1.964 0.064
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.674 0.063
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.517 -0.063
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rFO 1.409 1.348 -0.061
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCC 1.246 1.185 -0.061
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.339 -0.061
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.650 0.060
CP Carbon monophosphide rCP 1.562 1.622 0.060
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.190 0.060
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.080 0.059
NF2 Difluoroamino radical rNF 1.370 1.311 -0.059
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.363 -0.058
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.214 2.156 -0.058
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.299 0.056
C5H8O 2H-Pyran, 3,4-dihydro- rCO 1.405 1.349 -0.056
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.185 0.055
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.495 -0.055
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.083 -0.055
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 1.961 0.055
Si2H6 disilane rSiSi 2.320 2.374 0.054
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.786 -0.054
NH2OH hydroxylamine rNO 1.453 1.400 -0.053
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.064 -0.053
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.331 -0.053
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.023 -0.053
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rOH 1.000 0.948 -0.052
C5H12O Butane, 1-methoxy- rCO 1.448 1.396 -0.052
B3N3H6 borazine rHN 1.050 0.998 -0.052
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.113 0.052
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)- rCC 1.576 1.525 -0.051
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNH 1.090 1.039 -0.051
C6H5OCH3 Anisole rCO 1.399 1.349 -0.050
C5H6 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-ene rCC 1.560 1.510 -0.050
81 molecules.