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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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.838 0.743
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.834 0.739
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.883 0.728
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.556 0.401
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.838 0.310
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.834 0.306
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.131 0.233
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.740 0.144
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.740 0.144
15 molecules.