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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 B1B95/cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.957 -1.026
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.348 0.918
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.019 -0.441
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.539 0.425
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.521 0.408
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.519 0.406
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.055 0.354
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.395 0.300
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.968 -0.268
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.674 -0.217
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.494 -0.207
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.065 -0.181
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.568 0.119
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.479 -0.111
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.997 -0.103
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.692 -0.094
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.631 0.091
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.684 0.086
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.132 -0.074
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.132 -0.074
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.314 0.072
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.514 -0.066
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.656 0.066
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.214 2.148 -0.066
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.195 0.065
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.905 0.065
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.486 -0.064
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.593 0.063
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.144 0.063
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.734 0.061
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.530 -0.060
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.749 0.060
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)- rCC 1.576 1.518 -0.058
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.648 0.058
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.137 0.057
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.661 0.057
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.556 0.056
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rPF 1.561 1.616 0.055
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPF 1.524 1.579 0.055
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.599 0.054
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.272 -0.053
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.627 0.053
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.607 0.053
CH3O Methoxy radical rCO 1.405 1.352 -0.053
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.649 0.053
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.647 0.053
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.182 0.052
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.707 0.052
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.520 0.051
49 molecules.