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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 B1B95/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.957 -1.026
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.585 0.154
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.236 0.933
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.917 0.102
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.094 -0.436
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.443 0.344
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.039 0.217
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.195 3.110
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.421 2.334
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.263 0.787
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.832 0.745
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.763 0.665
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.525 0.455
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.087 -0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.525 0.225
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.153 0.120
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.450 0.169
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.667 0.122
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.645 0.176
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.736 0.108
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.495 0.174
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.229 0.148
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.316 0.216
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.016 0.116
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.017 0.259
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.105 0.188
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.327 0.191
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.654 0.194
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.199 -0.201
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.059 0.170
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.447 0.146
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.830 -0.119
34 molecules.