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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 PBE1PBE/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.673 0.188
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.633 0.202
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.899 0.101
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.156 0.130
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.435 0.336
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.885 0.106
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.118 0.296
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.698 0.108
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.862 0.148
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.818 0.122
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.719 0.159
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.218 3.133
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.429 2.342
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.271 0.795
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.761 0.663
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.522 0.452
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.092 -0.423
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.520 0.220
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.785 0.578
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.864 0.104
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.922 0.101
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.164 0.131
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.225 0.187
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.599 0.167
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.602 0.185
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.680 0.276
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.917 0.276
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.671 0.257
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.666 0.132
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.684 0.107
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.438 0.157
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.096 0.204
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.176 0.188
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.754 0.169
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.567 0.154
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.719 0.174
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.772 0.126
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.278 0.113
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.747 0.131
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.341 0.121
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.752 0.123
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.770 0.173
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.847 0.151
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.816 0.119
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.209 0.128
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.275 0.111
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.803 0.209
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.881 0.127
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.705 0.236
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.197 0.184
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.648 0.122
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.714 0.109
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.597 0.100
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.281 -0.169
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.545 0.110
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.776 0.166
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.016 0.116
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.883 0.178
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.670 0.350
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.940 0.182
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.081 0.164
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.231 0.175
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.664 0.102
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.183 0.132
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.701 0.107
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.343 0.106
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.275 0.145
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.729 0.190
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.577 0.168
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.746 0.150
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.016 0.141
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.261 0.231
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.732 0.156
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.728 0.141
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.683 0.107
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.624 0.143
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.625 0.125
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.547 0.123
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.387 0.347
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.224 0.171
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.305 0.169
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.708 0.129
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.225 0.158
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.219 0.158
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.908 0.143
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.587 0.111
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.169 0.167
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.299 0.142
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.336 0.127
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.213 0.118
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.679 0.114
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.745 0.149
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.162 0.187
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.851 0.134
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.741 0.106
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.728 0.128
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.810 0.167
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.539 0.384
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.042 0.144
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.609 0.292
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.298 -0.102
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.061 0.177
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.620 0.164
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.243 0.184
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.568 0.106
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.397 0.103
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.039 0.150
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.798 0.156
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.640 -0.250
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.634 0.229
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.828 0.225
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.869 0.156
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.801 0.139
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.189 0.195
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.737 0.131
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.477 0.175
120 molecules.