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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 CISD/6-31G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rOH 0.956 3.051 2.095
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene rCC 1.527 3.107 1.580
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 3.478 1.572
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (E)- rCC 1.508 3.045 1.537
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088 2.478 1.390
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072 2.308 1.236
HBO Boron hydride oxide rBO 1.200 2.376 1.176
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene rCH 1.055 2.210 1.155
C5H8 Cyclopentene rCH 1.085 2.141 1.056
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene rCC 1.211 2.222 1.011
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCH 1.085 2.071 0.986
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.342 0.912
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 2.257 0.849
C5H8 Cyclopentene rCC 1.518 2.351 0.833
C5H6 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-ene rCC 1.560 2.290 0.730
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 1.797 -0.663
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.605 -0.495
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.535 0.421
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.281 -0.420
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- rCC 1.506 1.092 -0.414
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.526 0.413
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.523 0.410
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene rCC 1.422 1.818 0.396
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene rCC 1.503 1.818 0.315
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.394 0.299
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.968 0.266
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (E)- rCC 1.347 1.086 -0.261
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rFO 1.649 1.393 -0.256
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- rCC 1.346 1.092 -0.254
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.658 -0.206
C5H6 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-ene rCC 1.530 1.337 -0.193
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.062 -0.184
C5H8 Cyclopentene rCC 1.350 1.508 0.158
Cu2 Copper dimer rCuCu 2.220 2.068 -0.152
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.150 0.147
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.680 0.140
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.569 0.132
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.355 0.118
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.560 0.112
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.620 -0.105
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.682 -0.104
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.342 0.100
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.072 0.096
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCN 1.276 1.366 0.090
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.164 0.085
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.161 -0.085
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.163 0.082
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.360 -0.082
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.428 -0.079
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.744 0.078
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.040 0.073
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.616 -0.072
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.442 -0.070
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.313 0.070
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.137 -0.069
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.137 -0.069
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.677 -0.068
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 1.997 0.066
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.525 -0.065
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.953 0.064
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.337 -0.063
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.517 -0.063
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.013 -0.063
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.734 0.061
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.653 0.059
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)- rCC 1.576 1.523 -0.053
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.183 0.053
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.771 0.053
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.086 -0.052
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.938 0.051
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rOO 1.200 1.251 0.051
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCC 1.246 1.195 -0.051
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.356 -0.051
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.871 0.051
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCH 1.140 1.090 -0.050
75 molecules.