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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/daug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.201 3.116
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.411 2.324
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.835 0.740
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.832 0.737
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.877 0.722
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.772 0.674
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.754 0.656
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.602 0.447
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.600 0.445
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.508 0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.521 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.521 0.429
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.087 -0.428
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.501 0.408
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.489 0.359
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.880 -0.356
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.418 0.343
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.835 0.307
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.832 0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.521 -0.299
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.316 0.239
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.980 -0.236
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.130 0.232
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.981 0.223
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.458 -0.210
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.510 0.210
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.488 -0.180
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.212 0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.212 0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.100 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.100 -0.113
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.108 -0.107
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.123 -0.093
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.994 -0.083
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.510 0.062
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.306 0.053
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.085 -0.053
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.690 -0.053
47 molecules.