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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 LSDA/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.579 0.148
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.527 0.113
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.106 -0.424
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.431 0.332
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.896 0.134
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.239 0.201
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.086 0.264
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.871 -0.176
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.588 -0.137
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.865 0.154
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.806 0.157
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.146 0.113
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.584 0.152
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.573 0.156
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.826 0.228
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.621 0.221
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.718 0.144
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.561 0.139
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.346 0.270
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.572 0.129
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.226 0.183
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.438 0.157
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.327 0.275
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.678 0.133
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.832 0.111
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.793 0.104
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.637 0.168
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.741 0.113
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.818 0.120
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.489 0.168
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.820 0.124
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.336 0.260
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.565 0.122
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.254 0.173
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.293 0.236
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.108 0.177
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.128 0.108
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.190 0.201
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.198 0.178
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.287 0.163
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.696 0.226
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.244 0.185
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.226 0.213
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.885 -0.704
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.416 0.206
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.294 0.128
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.786 0.175
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.027 0.127
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.253 -0.505
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.115 0.198
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.989 0.149
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.364 0.145
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.172 0.116
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.166 0.115
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.564 -0.181
CuH Copper monohydride rCuH 1.463 1.362 -0.100
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.205 0.129
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.696 0.108
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.079 0.112
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.624 0.143
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.319 0.183
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.580 0.104
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.177 0.174
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.736 0.140
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.186 0.211
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.643 0.206
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.191 -0.209
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.121 0.237
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.603 0.147
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.072 0.183
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 2.909 -0.997
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.186 -0.704
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.490 -0.211
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.322 0.251
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.071 0.165
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.764 -0.185
76 molecules.