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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 M06-2X/daug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.196 3.111
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.402 2.315
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.247 0.771
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.822 0.735
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.824 0.729
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.822 0.727
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.851 0.696
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.755 0.657
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.678 -0.558
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.500 0.430
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.518 0.429
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.088 -0.427
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.518 0.426
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.512 0.419
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 1.491 0.361
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.488 0.333
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.518 -0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.824 0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.822 0.294
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.029 0.271
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.959 -0.257
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.316 0.240
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.111 0.213
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.457 -0.211
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.501 0.201
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.487 -0.181
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.083 -0.133
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.126
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.126
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.126
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.126
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.955 -0.123
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.106 -0.109
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.052 -0.103
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.976 -0.102
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.100
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.100
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.509 0.061
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.262 -0.060
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.831 -0.058
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.300 -0.056
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.083 -0.055
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.423 -0.052
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.423 -0.052
51 molecules.