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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 CCD/6-31+G**

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.354 0.924
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.541 0.427
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.529 0.416
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.527 0.414
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.408 0.313
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.945 0.244
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.400 -0.190
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.073 -0.173
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.379 0.142
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.680 0.140
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.572 0.135
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.111 0.135
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.092 0.125
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.747 -0.117
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.565 0.116
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.117 0.115
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.762 0.096
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.692 -0.094
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.262 0.091
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.907 0.086
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.166 -0.080
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.315 0.072
Cu2 Copper dimer rCuCu 2.220 2.291 0.071
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.002 0.071
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.525 -0.065
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.307 0.064
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.953 0.064
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.083 -0.055
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.497 -0.053
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.838 0.052
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.221 0.051
31 molecules.