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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/STO-3G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.834 -0.755
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.769 0.239
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.605 0.200
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rHGe 1.529 1.416 -0.113
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.860 0.095
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.483 0.094
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.460 0.072
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rCGe 1.945 1.894 -0.052
8 molecules.