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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 mPW1PW91/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.620 0.135
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.917 0.118
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.622 0.191
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.957 0.180
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.900 0.153
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.884 0.140
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.916 0.164
C2F6 hexafluoroethane rCC 1.560 1.684 0.124
C3F8 perfluoropropane rCC 1.546 1.658 0.112
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.430 0.355
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.240 0.937
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.908 0.172
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane rCC 1.511 1.629 0.118
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rCO 1.395 1.505 0.110
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.456 0.357
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.866 0.104
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.799 0.125
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.878 0.133
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.511 0.104
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.062 -0.468
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.140 0.318
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.452 -0.130
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.892 -0.155
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rGeH 1.529 1.409 -0.120
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.893 0.179
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.817 0.121
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.816 0.112
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.722 0.161
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.750 0.220
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.602 0.197
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.245 3.160
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.465 2.378
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.270 0.794
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.832 0.745
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.788 0.690
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.516 0.446
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.100 -0.415
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.511 0.211
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.948 0.741
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.100 0.136
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.724 0.117
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.606 0.174
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.622 0.205
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.052 -0.119
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.055 0.414
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.793 0.389
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.791 0.377
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.668 -0.218
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.424 0.109
NaCl Sodium Chloride rNaCl 2.361 2.212 -0.149
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.311 -0.191
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.666 0.132
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 1.763 -0.163
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.546 -0.165
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.103 -0.139
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.242 0.166
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.560 0.117
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.369 0.156
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.661 -0.390
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.234 0.118
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.068 0.177
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.101 0.113
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.079 0.104
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.582 0.169
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.741 0.156
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.605 -0.120
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.734 0.189
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.440 -0.123
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.261 0.125
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.729 0.101
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.865 0.268
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.849 0.152
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.249 0.168
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.944 0.154
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.293 0.113
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.707 0.113
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.863 0.110
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.784 0.315
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.187 0.121
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.283 -0.109
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.401 -0.342
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.860 -0.152
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.114 -0.156
MgS magnesium sulfide rMgS 2.143 1.999 -0.143
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.838 -0.751
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.865 0.197
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.047 -0.403
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.770 -0.340
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 1.997 -0.137
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.641 -0.124
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.786 0.176
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.849 0.145
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.471 -0.418
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.021 -0.129
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.808 -0.244
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.481 0.161
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.021 -0.119
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.026 -0.154
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.838 0.156
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.538 -0.207
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 1.414 -0.101
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.354 -0.309
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.407 -0.181
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.935 0.285
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.079 0.189
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.243 0.269
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.747 0.208
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.600 0.191
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.742 0.146
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.235 0.300
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.015 0.342
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.065 0.190
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.286 0.256
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.719 0.143
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.196 0.229
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.538 0.114
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.587 0.106
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.247 0.207
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.062 -0.178
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.096 0.753
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.432 -0.343
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.874 0.109
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rMgH 1.652 1.536 -0.116
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.403 -0.187
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.042 0.174
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.607 -0.139
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 1.557 -0.109
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.751 0.155
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.081 0.106
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.579 0.142
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.839 0.121
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.752 0.117
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.897 -0.305
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.577 0.129
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.461 0.143
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.447 -0.178
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.076 -0.324
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 1.917 -0.303
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.076 -0.184
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.614 0.158
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 1.986 0.102
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.186 0.127
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.032 -0.321
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 1.994 -0.108
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.434 -0.154
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.759 0.117
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.382 -0.697
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 3.458 -0.447
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.137 -0.754
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.764 0.359
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.914 0.311
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.885 0.172
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.335 -0.366
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.130 0.136
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.497 0.195
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.594 -0.356
NaS Sodium sulfide rNaS 2.489 2.231 -0.258
160 molecules.