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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 M06-2X/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.910 -0.190
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.537 0.132
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.461 -0.128
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.258 0.128
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.642 0.112
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.467 0.078
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.842 0.077
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.259 0.073
8 molecules.