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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 mPW1PW91/STO-3G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.137 -0.754
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.838 -0.751
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 1.942 -0.518
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.582 0.468
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.546 0.433
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.543 0.430
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.471 -0.418
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.661 -0.390
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.335 -0.366
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.460 0.365
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.495 0.257
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.680 0.231
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.196 0.229
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.750 0.220
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.538 -0.207
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.602 0.197
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.311 -0.191
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.734 0.189
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.403 -0.187
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.609 -0.177
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.068 0.177
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.786 0.176
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.249 0.168
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.242 0.166
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.892 -0.155
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.765 0.154
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.900 0.153
LiCl- lithium chloride anion rLiCl 2.180 2.028 -0.152
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.097 -0.149
MgS magnesium sulfide rMgS 2.143 1.999 -0.143
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.579 0.142
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.564 -0.137
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.100 0.136
C2F6 hexafluoroethane rCC 1.560 1.684 0.124
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.841 0.124
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.187 0.121
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rHGe 1.529 1.409 -0.120
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.052 -0.118
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.234 0.118
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.724 0.117
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.560 0.117
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rHMg 1.652 1.536 -0.116
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.538 0.114
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.479 -0.111
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.592 0.111
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.424 0.109
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 1.994 -0.108
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.079 0.104
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.866 0.104
NH+ imidogen cation rHN 1.070 1.171 0.101
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.237 0.095
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.014 2.108 0.094
HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation rCO 1.209 1.301 0.093
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.734 0.088
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.628 0.088
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.202 1.289 0.087
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene rNO 1.223 1.310 0.087
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.328 0.086
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.062 0.086
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.475 0.086
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.850 0.085
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rCO 1.115 1.199 0.084
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.113 0.084
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.584 0.083
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.112 0.083
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.647 -0.082
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.773 0.082
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rHAr 1.292 1.373 0.081
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345 1.425 0.080
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rHO 0.956 1.036 0.080
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181 1.261 0.080
BeS beryllium sulfide rBeS 1.742 1.663 -0.079
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.167 -0.079
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane rCBr 1.923 2.002 0.079
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 1.518 0.078
HN3 hydrogen azide rNN 1.133 1.210 0.077
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.716 0.076
CH2NN diazomethane rNN 1.139 1.215 0.076
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.725 0.076
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.092 0.075
NH Imidogen rHN 1.034 1.108 0.074
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.765 0.074
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.795 0.074
OH Hydroxyl radical rOH 0.970 1.043 0.074
C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy- rCO 1.382 1.456 0.074
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.076 0.073
H2+ Hydrogen cation rHH 1.052 1.125 0.073
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rCGe 1.945 1.873 -0.072
S2+ sulfur dimer cation rSS 1.825 1.897 0.072
NH Imidogen rNH 1.036 1.108 0.072
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.711 0.072
C2F6 hexafluoroethane rCF 1.320 1.391 0.071
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rHO 0.930 1.000 0.070
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d rDF 0.917 0.987 0.070
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.217 1.287 0.070
HOBr Hypobromous acid rOH 0.961 1.030 0.069
HCNO fulminic acid rNO 1.199 1.268 0.069
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.456 0.069
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.529 -0.066
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.542 0.066
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rCF 1.319 1.384 0.065
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.085 1.150 0.065
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.085 1.150 0.065
AlH aluminum monohydride rAlH 1.648 1.583 -0.065
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rCC 1.495 1.559 0.064
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.361 0.064
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.218 -0.063
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.662 -0.063
N2H2 trans-diazine rNN 1.252 1.314 0.062
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.450 0.062
AlH2 aluminum dihydride rAlH 1.590 1.528 -0.062
C2H2O4 Oxalic Acid rCO 1.205 1.267 0.062
N2H2 trans-diazine rNH 1.028 1.090 0.061
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.789 0.061
HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation rHO 0.977 1.037 0.061
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.358 0.061
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.470 0.060
HCNO fulminic acid rHC 1.027 1.087 0.060
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.318 0.060
FCN Cyanogen fluoride rCF 1.262 1.322 0.060
CH2CHOH ethenol rOH 0.960 1.020 0.060
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane rCF 1.327 1.385 0.059
HFCO formyl fluoride rCO 1.181 1.239 0.058
HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation rCO 1.140 1.198 0.058
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride rCO 1.386 1.443 0.057
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.268 -0.057
Li2O dilithium oxide rLiO 1.606 1.549 -0.057
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.315 0.057
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene rCN 1.486 1.542 0.056
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.632 -0.056
HBS hydrogen boron sulfide rBS 1.599 1.544 -0.056
C6H10O cyclohexanone rCC 1.503 1.558 0.055
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.790 0.055
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 1.942 0.052
OCSe Carbonyl selenide rCSe 1.709 1.657 -0.052
C2H5F fluoroethane rCC 1.505 1.556 0.051
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.885 0.051
AlH+ aluminum monohydride cation rHAl 1.602 1.551 -0.051
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014 1.065 0.051
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride rCO 1.192 1.242 0.050
141 molecules.