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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/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.374 0.944
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.285 0.584
Cu2 Copper dimer rCuCu 2.220 2.726 0.507
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.551 0.438
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.546 0.433
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.533 0.419
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.438 0.343
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.202 0.311
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.373 0.297
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.942 0.276
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.701 0.264
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.014 2.277 0.263
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.489 0.251
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.384 0.248
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.854 0.243
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.278 0.240
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.124 0.235
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.202 0.235
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.251 0.233
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.507 0.226
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.220 0.218
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.272 0.213
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.879 0.212
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.810 0.199
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.647 0.199
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.018 0.198
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.363 0.197
S2+ sulfur dimer cation rSS 1.825 2.013 0.188
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.893 0.181
SeS Selenium monosulfide rSSe 2.037 2.213 0.177
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.419 0.176
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.712 0.172
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.292 0.162
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.634 0.153
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.898 0.151
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.912 0.150
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.691 1.838 0.148
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.836 0.145
P2+ phosphorus dimer cation rPP 1.986 2.126 0.140
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.829 0.138
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.852 0.134
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.537 0.132
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.125 -0.121
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.625 -0.119
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.708 0.119
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.658 0.118
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.846 0.118
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.749 -0.115
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.850 0.115
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.987 -0.113
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.555 0.112
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.999 0.110
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.293 0.107
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.832 0.107
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.573 0.106
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.082 0.106
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.635 0.105
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.867 0.102
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.601 0.100
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.431 0.100
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide rCS 1.802 1.901 0.099
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.914 0.098
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.643 0.098
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.685 0.098
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.269 0.098
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.061 0.097
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.482 0.093
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rCS 1.810 1.903 0.093
SiO+ silicon monoxide cation rOSi 1.519 1.612 0.093
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.348 0.090
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.170 0.089
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.876 0.089
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.347 0.089
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.331 0.088
AlH+ aluminum monohydride cation rHAl 1.602 1.689 0.087
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.203 0.086
C5H10S 2H-Thiopyran, tetrahydro- rCS 1.811 1.896 0.085
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.971 0.084
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.724 0.084
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.583 0.081
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 2.015 0.081
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 2.183 0.081
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.131 0.080
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.673 0.078
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rHMg 1.652 1.730 0.078
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.912 0.078
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.124 0.077
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.836 0.077
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.392 0.075
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.245 0.075
HCNO fulminic acid rNO 1.199 1.273 0.074
CH3I methyl iodide rCI 2.136 2.210 0.074
PF phosphorus monofluoride rPF 1.593 1.666 0.073
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 1.513 0.073
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.459 0.072
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.459 0.071
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 1.996 0.071
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.799 0.069
CHBr3 bromoform rCBr 1.924 1.991 0.067
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.705 0.065
C2H3Br vinyl bromide rCBr 1.884 1.948 0.064
AlH aluminum monohydride rAlH 1.648 1.712 0.064
HI Hydrogen iodide rHI 1.609 1.672 0.063
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide rCBr 1.950 2.013 0.063
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.783 0.062
NH2OH hydroxylamine rNO 1.453 1.515 0.062
CS carbon monosulfide rCS 1.535 1.596 0.061
SiH2(CH3)2 dimethylsilane rSiC 1.868 1.928 0.060
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.576 0.060
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.365 0.060
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.470 0.060
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.357 0.059
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 2.000 0.058
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.032 0.057
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane rCBr 1.923 1.980 0.057
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.454 0.056
BH3NH3 borane ammonia rBN 1.645 1.700 0.055
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.530 0.055
BrCN Cyanogen bromide rCBr 1.789 1.843 0.054
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.743 0.054
CSe Carbon monoselenide rCSe 1.676 1.730 0.053
SiH Silylidyne rSiH 1.520 1.573 0.053
PH phosphorus monohydride rHP 1.418 1.471 0.053
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.699 0.053
HOF Hypofluorous acid rFO 1.442 1.494 0.052
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.154 -0.052
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.154 -0.052
GeH germylidene rHGe 1.588 1.640 0.052
Si(CH3)4 tetramethylsilane rSiC 1.875 1.926 0.051
PH phosphorus monohydride rHP 1.418 1.469 0.051
PH phosphorus monohydride rHP 1.420 1.471 0.051
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.088 -0.050
132 molecules.