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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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 3.558 1.652
HBO Boron hydride oxide rBO 1.200 2.382 1.182
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rCO 1.430 2.364 0.934
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 1.550 0.436
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.533 0.420
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 1.529 0.416
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.089 0.387
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 1.407 0.312
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.522 -0.179
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.081 -0.165
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.584 0.136
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.712 0.114
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.937 0.097
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.697 -0.090
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.162 0.086
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.613 0.083
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.767 0.078
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.131 0.074
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.316 0.074
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.670 0.073
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.645 0.071
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.135 -0.071
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.135 -0.071
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.540 0.070
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.178 -0.068
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.613 0.068
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.198 0.067
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.848 0.067
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.056 0.067
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.466 0.066
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.869 0.066
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.566 0.066
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.195 0.065
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.655 0.065
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.085 0.065
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rPF 1.561 1.625 0.064
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPF 1.524 1.588 0.064
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.145 0.064
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.784 0.063
H2+ Hydrogen cation rHH 1.052 1.114 0.062
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.652 0.062
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.050 0.062
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.666 0.061
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.140 0.060
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.014 2.073 0.059
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.593 0.059
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.102 0.059
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.120 0.059
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.521 -0.059
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.612 0.058
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.532 -0.058
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.645 0.058
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.652 0.058
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.193 0.057
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 1.988 0.057
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.597 0.057
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.032 0.057
PF phosphorus monofluoride rPF 1.593 1.648 0.055
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.486 0.055
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.495 -0.055
HPO HPO rPH 1.433 1.488 0.055
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 1.946 0.055
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.751 0.055
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.093 0.055
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.615 0.055
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.594 0.054
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.335 0.054
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.843 0.053
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.708 0.053
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 1.937 0.053
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.771 0.053
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.664 0.053
PF phosphorus monofluoride rPF 1.593 1.646 0.053
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.028 0.053
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.073 0.053
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.272 -0.053
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.085 0.052
H2S2 HSSH rSS 2.056 2.108 0.051
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.069 0.051
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.679 0.051
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.127 0.051
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.468 0.050
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.109 0.050
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.696 0.050
85 molecules.