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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
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.375 0.945
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.240 0.539
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.545 0.432
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.540 0.427
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.530 0.416
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.436 0.341
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.160 0.269
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.321 0.245
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.687 0.238
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.371 0.235
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.014 2.246 0.232
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.501 0.220
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.829 0.218
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.222 0.204
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.093 0.204
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.862 0.196
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.312 0.182
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.586 0.181
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.706 0.176
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.786 0.175
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.652 0.171
S2+ sulfur dimer cation rSS 1.825 1.993 0.168
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.409 0.167
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.981 0.160
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.193 0.160
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.876 0.158
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.702 0.157
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.653 0.153
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.318 0.152
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.590 0.147
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.857 0.146
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.731 0.144
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.682 0.142
SeS Selenium monosulfide rSSe 2.037 2.177 0.141
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.564 0.140
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.380 0.134
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.823 0.134
PF phosphorus monofluoride rPF 1.593 1.723 0.130
P2+ phosphorus dimer cation rPP 1.986 2.113 0.127
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.665 0.125
SiO+ silicon monoxide cation rOSi 1.519 1.641 0.122
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.904 0.118
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.302 0.116
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.762 0.116
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.805 0.114
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.803 0.112
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.867 0.108
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.696 0.106
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.743 0.104
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.825 0.104
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.143 -0.103
AlH+ aluminum monohydride cation rHAl 1.602 1.704 0.102
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.826 0.101
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.271 0.100
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.862 0.099
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.827 0.099
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.687 0.098
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.830 0.095
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.337 0.095
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.908 0.092
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.836 0.089
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.977 0.088
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.850 0.085
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.601 0.085
LiCl- lithium chloride anion rLiCl 2.180 2.265 0.085
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.129 0.083
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.472 0.083
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.163 0.082
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.722 0.082
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.892 0.082
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 2.015 0.081
C5H10S 2H-Thiopyran, tetrahydro- rCS 1.811 1.892 0.081
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.384 0.079
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.373 0.076
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rHMg 1.652 1.727 0.076
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.849 0.075
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.405 0.074
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 1.513 0.073
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.339 0.073
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.385 0.068
CS carbon monosulfide rCS 1.535 1.602 0.067
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.116 0.065
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 1.990 0.065
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.540 0.065
AsF Arsenic monofluoride rFAs 1.736 1.800 0.064
HCNO fulminic acid rNO 1.199 1.261 0.062
SiH2(CH3)2 dimethylsilane rSiC 1.868 1.930 0.062
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.319 0.061
SiH+ silicon monohydride cation rHSi 1.504 1.565 0.060
HFCO formyl fluoride rCF 1.338 1.398 0.060
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.447 0.059
BH3NH3 borane ammonia rBN 1.645 1.704 0.059
PH phosphorus monohydride rHP 1.418 1.477 0.059
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.446 0.058
CHBr3 bromoform rCBr 1.924 1.981 0.057
HCCF Fluoroacetylene rCF 1.279 1.336 0.057
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.315 0.057
PH phosphorus monohydride rHP 1.420 1.477 0.057
C2H2F2 Ethene, 1,2-difluoro-, (Z)- rCF 1.335 1.391 0.056
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.465 0.055
PH phosphorus monohydride rPH 1.422 1.477 0.054
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.475 0.054
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.443 0.053
Si(CH3)4 tetramethylsilane rSiC 1.875 1.928 0.053
BrCN Cyanogen bromide rCBr 1.789 1.842 0.053
C2H2F2 Ethene, 1,2-difluoro-, (E)- rCF 1.344 1.396 0.052
HCS+ Thioformyl cation rCS 1.478 1.530 0.052
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.440 0.050
108 molecules.