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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 wB97X-D/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.627 0.142
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.582 0.151
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.863 0.108
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.901 0.103
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.855 0.111
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.862 0.110
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.844 0.100
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.920 0.105
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.443 0.344
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.872 0.127
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.890 0.111
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.088 0.266
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.921 0.207
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.815 0.111
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.197 3.112
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.433 2.346
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.271 0.795
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.837 0.750
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.782 0.684
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.767 0.669
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.531 0.461
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.088 -0.427
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.534 0.234
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.759 0.552
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.867 0.107
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.934 0.114
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.153 0.120
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.249 0.211
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.792 0.101
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.564 0.132
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.559 0.142
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.857 0.145
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.443 0.162
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.124 0.232
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.667 0.122
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.280 0.114
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.801 0.185
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.286 0.103
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.733 0.105
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.753 0.156
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.811 0.115
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.808 0.110
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.225 0.144
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.833 0.240
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.877 0.124
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.443 0.110
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.685 0.215
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.310 -0.140
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.280 0.114
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.568 0.133
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.798 0.188
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.007 0.107
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.837 0.133
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.003 0.114
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.617 0.297
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.090 0.173
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.257 0.201
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.327 0.117
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.177 0.126
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.542 0.110
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.369 0.132
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.084 0.109
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.536 0.127
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.662 0.123
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.690 0.102
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.606 0.125
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.605 0.105
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.529 0.105
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.320 0.184
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.218 0.151
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.210 0.149
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.308 0.151
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.009 0.141
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.355 0.146
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.216 0.121
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.744 0.148
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.825 0.107
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.746 0.103
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.668 0.513
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.049 0.151
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.588 0.271
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.081 0.197
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.587 0.131
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.285 0.227
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.397 0.102
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.049 0.160
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.782 0.140
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.222 0.143
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.659 0.122
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.610 0.205
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.784 0.181
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.822 0.109
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.773 0.112
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.234 0.240
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.458 0.157
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.836 -0.114
98 molecules.