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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/6-31G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.534 -0.566
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.761 0.231
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.592 0.187
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.292 0.161
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.702 0.112
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.296 0.110
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.853 0.088
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.471 0.082
8 molecules.