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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 B1B95/3-21G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.362 0.932
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.309 -0.770
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.375 -0.515
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.014 -0.446
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.536 0.423
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.531 0.418
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.530 0.416
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.434 0.339
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.017 0.316
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.941 -0.295
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.459 -0.242
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.316 0.216
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.038 -0.208
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.613 0.176
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.169 0.166
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.234 0.153
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.899 -0.152
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.595 -0.150
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.584 0.136
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.917 -0.129
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rOO 1.200 1.329 0.129
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride rFO 1.649 1.535 -0.114
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.648 0.108
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.616 -0.108
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 1.827 -0.098
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.688 -0.098
CuH Copper monohydride rHCu 1.463 1.366 -0.097
NaOH sodium hydroxide rNaO 1.950 1.856 -0.094
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Iso-propyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.502 0.088
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.292 0.085
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.695 0.084
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.412 0.082
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.587 0.080
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.338 0.080
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.444 0.079
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.337 0.079
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.468 0.079
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.321 0.079
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.356 0.078
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate rNO 1.402 1.478 0.076
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.471 0.073
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.390 0.073
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.214 2.142 -0.072
C3H3NO Isoxazole rNO 1.399 1.470 0.071
C4H5NO Isoxazole, 5-methyl- rNO 1.403 1.473 0.070
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.433 -0.069
C4H5NO 3-Methylisoxazole rNO 1.403 1.472 0.069
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.451 0.067
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.421 0.067
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.473 0.067
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.474 0.067
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.739 0.066
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.656 0.066
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.473 0.065
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.453 0.065
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.954 0.065
C2H4O Ethylene oxide rCO 1.425 1.489 0.064
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.659 0.062
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.029 0.062
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.529 -0.061
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc rZnC 1.930 1.870 -0.060
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.501 0.059
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.770 0.059
C6H5NH2 aniline rCN 1.431 1.372 -0.059
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.655 0.059
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.776 0.059
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.522 -0.058
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.375 0.058
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.033 0.058
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride rNaCl 2.584 2.526 -0.058
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.753 0.057
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.467 0.057
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.706 0.057
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.527 0.057
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.897 0.057
C3H6O Propylene oxide rCO 1.436 1.492 0.056
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.344 -0.056
C2H6N2O2 Dimethylnitroamine rNO 1.223 1.279 0.056
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.151 -0.055
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.151 -0.055
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.185 0.055
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014 1.069 0.054
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.496 -0.054
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.475 0.054
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.691 1.744 0.053
F2O Difluorine monoxide rFO 1.412 1.465 0.053
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.350 0.053
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.833 0.052
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene rNO 1.223 1.275 0.052
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.080 0.051
NF2 Difluoroamino radical rNF 1.370 1.421 0.051
C3H6O Oxetane rCO 1.446 1.497 0.051
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.080 0.051
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.482 0.051
NH2OH hydroxylamine rNO 1.453 1.503 0.050
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 1.526 0.050
96 molecules.