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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/3-21G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.559 0.445
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.556 0.442
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.550 0.436
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.548 0.435
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.543 0.430
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.069 0.368
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.455 0.360
CuH Copper monohydride rHCu 1.463 1.798 0.335
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.314 0.263
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.387 -0.203
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.276 0.195
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.058 -0.188
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.185 0.183
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.619 0.182
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.621 0.172
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 3.252 0.152
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.596 -0.149
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.911 -0.135
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.225 0.109
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.071 0.107
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.364 0.106
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.362 0.104
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.643 0.103
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.709 0.098
H2+ Hydrogen cation rHH 1.052 1.149 0.097
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.170 0.094
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.481 0.092
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.335 0.092
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.778 0.089
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.509 0.088
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.700 -0.087
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.807 0.086
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.830 0.083
CH2O2 Dioxirane rCO 1.388 1.470 0.083
NF nitrogen fluoride rNF 1.317 1.399 0.082
CaF Calcuium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.047 0.080
KH Potassium hydride rHK 2.243 2.322 0.080
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol rCO 1.410 1.489 0.079
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.794 0.076
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.313 0.076
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.742 0.075
Cu2 Copper dimer rCuCu 2.220 2.295 0.075
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.555 0.074
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.589 0.073
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.712 0.073
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.612 0.072
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.834 0.072
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.048 0.072
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.711 0.072
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.431 -0.071
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.045 0.070
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.367 0.070
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.202 1.271 0.069
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014 1.083 0.069
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.097 0.068
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.613 0.068
OH+ hydoxyl cation rHO 1.029 1.096 0.067
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.955 0.066
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.595 0.065
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc rZnC 1.930 1.865 -0.065
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc rZnC 1.930 1.866 -0.064
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d rDF 0.917 0.979 0.061
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rHO 0.956 1.017 0.061
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.672 0.061
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.085 1.145 0.060
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.085 1.145 0.060
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.202 0.060
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rHO 0.930 0.990 0.060
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.345 1.404 0.059
DO Hydroxyl-d rDO 0.970 1.029 0.059
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride rCO 1.386 1.444 0.058
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.558 0.058
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.891 0.057
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.644 0.057
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.361 0.056
HOBr Hypobromous acid rOH 0.961 1.016 0.055
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.918 0.054
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.477 0.053
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.812 0.053
CH3I methyl iodide rCI 2.136 2.189 0.053
NH Imidogen rHN 1.034 1.087 0.053
HCNO fulminic acid rNO 1.199 1.251 0.052
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.537 -0.052
GeH germylidene rHGe 1.588 1.640 0.052
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 1.943 0.051
NH Imidogen rNH 1.036 1.087 0.051
CF3CN Acetonitrile, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 1.378 0.050
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rCF 1.319 1.369 0.050
HFCO formyl fluoride rCF 1.338 1.388 0.050
89 molecules.