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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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- rCC 1.346 3.172 1.826
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.088 2.481 1.393
C3H4 cyclopropene rCH 1.072 2.264 1.192
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- rCC 1.506 2.550 1.044
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.071 0.370
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.372 -0.218
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.492 -0.209
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 2.032 -0.204
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.069 -0.177
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.683 -0.103
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.934 0.094
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.137 -0.068
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.137 -0.068
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.594 0.064
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.121 0.064
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.191 0.061
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.530 -0.060
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.131 0.060
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.135 0.059
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.491 -0.059
HPO HPO rPH 1.433 1.488 0.055
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.651 0.055
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.135 0.055
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.750 0.054
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.450 0.052
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.026 0.051
27 molecules.