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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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2OH Ethanol rOH 0.971 3.340 2.369
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine rCH 1.084 3.367 2.283
MgOH magnesium hydroxide rOH 0.940 2.603 1.663
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine rNH 1.052 2.693 1.641
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088 2.499 1.411
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072 2.325 1.253
C2H5N Aziridine rCH 1.084 2.238 1.154
C2H5N Aziridine rCH 1.083 2.220 1.137
C2H5N Aziridine rCC 1.481 2.058 0.577
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.594 -0.506
C2H5N Aziridine rNH 1.016 1.481 0.465
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rFO 1.649 1.235 -0.414
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rOO 1.200 1.580 0.380
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.965 0.264
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.493 -0.208
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.863 -0.188
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.590 -0.155
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.154 0.152
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.096 -0.150
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.680 0.140
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.585 0.137
CuH Copper monohydride rHCu 1.463 1.329 -0.134
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.569 0.132
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.195 0.115
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.347 0.105
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.076 0.100
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.164 0.085
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.328 0.085
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.639 -0.085
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.163 0.083
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.044 0.077
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.743 0.076
HCO Formyl radical rCO 1.198 1.128 -0.070
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.619 -0.069
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.786 0.069
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.537 0.067
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.953 0.064
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.182 -0.064
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 1.995 0.064
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.468 0.064
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.227 0.061
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.733 0.060
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.541 0.060
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.701 0.060
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.189 0.059
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.654 0.059
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.531 -0.059
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine rCC 1.531 1.474 -0.057
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.128 0.057
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.149 -0.057
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.149 -0.057
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.745 0.056
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.695 0.056
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 1.944 0.054
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.665 0.054
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.584 0.054
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.334 0.053
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.189 0.053
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.939 0.052
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.128 0.052
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.027 0.052
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine rCN 1.475 1.526 0.051
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.038 0.050
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rHMg 1.652 1.702 0.050
64 molecules.