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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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.823 0.728
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.859 0.704
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.092 -0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.513 0.420
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.502 0.409
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.563 0.408
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.494 0.364
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.407 0.308
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.823 0.295
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.313 0.237
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.987 -0.229
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.120 0.222
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.462 -0.206
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.489 -0.179
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.086 0.169
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.690 -0.132
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.217 0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.217 0.119
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.113 -0.102
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.124 -0.091
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.999 -0.079
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.113 -0.067
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.313 0.060
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.085 -0.053
28 molecules.