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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 ROHF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.826 0.731
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.826 0.298
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.311 0.234
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.966 -0.111
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.212 -0.110
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.282 -0.068
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.074 -0.064
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.804 0.061
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNH 1.090 1.030 -0.060
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.058
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.058
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.153 -0.055
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.586 -0.054
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.583 0.053
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.449 -0.051
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.449 -0.051
21 molecules.