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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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.614 0.084
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.205 0.074
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.173 0.073
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.655 0.065
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.821 0.056
5 molecules.