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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/STO-3G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.809 -0.780
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.597 0.192
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.709 0.179
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rHGe 1.529 1.400 -0.129
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.018 -0.082
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.470 0.081
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.839 0.074
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rCGe 1.945 1.878 -0.067
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.449 0.061
9 molecules.