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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/3-21G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.385 0.955
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.555 0.442
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.551 0.438
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.538 0.424
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.450 0.355
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.937 0.236
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.889 0.223
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.057 -0.189
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.412 -0.178
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.709 0.169
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.387 0.144
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.589 0.141
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.719 0.108
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.223 0.107
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.489 0.100
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.061 0.097
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.649 -0.096
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.694 -0.093
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.680 0.091
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.499 0.091
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.978 0.089
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.169 0.088
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.909 0.088
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.331 0.088
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.800 0.082
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.340 0.082
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.469 0.081
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.500 0.079
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.716 0.077
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.464 0.076
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.334 0.076
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.392 0.075
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.589 0.073
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.682 0.071
NH2OH hydroxylamine rNO 1.453 1.524 0.071
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.480 0.070
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.976 -0.070
HCNO fulminic acid rNO 1.199 1.269 0.070
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.511 0.069
CH3I methyl iodide rCI 2.136 2.204 0.068
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.548 0.067
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.474 0.067
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.541 0.066
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.039 0.064
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.359 0.062
C5H8 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane rCC 1.507 1.568 0.061
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.725 0.060
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.364 0.059
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.768 0.057
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.169 1.226 0.057
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- rCO 1.428 1.484 0.056
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.744 0.055
BH3NH3 borane ammonia rBN 1.645 1.700 0.055
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 1.984 0.053
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rHMg 1.652 1.704 0.052
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.663 0.052
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.215 1.265 0.050
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345 1.395 0.050
59 molecules.