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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=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.828 0.733
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.825 0.730
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.861 0.706
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
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.583 0.428
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.583 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.828 0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.521 -0.299
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.825 0.297
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.119 0.221
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.741 0.144
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.741 0.144
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.115
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.115
18 molecules.