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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/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.679 0.149
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.551 0.146
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.276 0.146
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.870 0.105
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.282 0.096
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.481 0.092
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.648 0.057
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.444 0.056
8 molecules.