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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 PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCN 1.471 3.425 1.954
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCC 1.509 0.974 -0.535
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCC 1.544 1.919 0.375
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCO 1.192 1.536 0.344
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCO 1.347 1.209 -0.138
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- rCH 1.091 2.509 1.418
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- rCH 1.092 2.184 1.092
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- rCC 1.481 2.067 0.586
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- rCC 1.522 1.103 -0.419
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne rCC 1.457 2.281 0.824
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne rCC 1.217 1.070 -0.147
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rOH 0.960 4.079 3.119
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCH 1.092 3.506 2.414
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCH 1.091 2.763 1.672
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCH 1.078 2.503 1.425
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCH 1.102 2.382 1.280
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCH 1.096 2.106 1.010
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCO 1.428 2.092 0.664
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCC 1.337 1.965 0.628
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol rCC 1.502 0.969 -0.533
C5H8O Cyclopentanone rCH 1.095 2.818 1.723
C5H8O Cyclopentanone rCC 1.557 2.461 0.904
C5H8O Cyclopentanone rCC 1.504 1.770 0.266
C5H8O Cyclopentanone rCO 1.215 1.098 -0.117
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C3H3NO Oxazole rCH 1.073 3.167 2.094
C3H3NO Oxazole rCC 1.353 3.156 1.803
C3H3NO Oxazole rCH 1.075 2.209 1.134
C3H3NO Oxazole rCH 1.075 2.150 1.075
C3H3NO Oxazole rCO 1.357 2.241 0.884
C3H3NO Oxazole rCN 1.395 1.085 -0.311
C3H3NO Oxazole rCN 1.292 1.392 0.100
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCH 1.114 5.627 4.513
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCO 1.214 3.949 2.735
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCC 1.527 1.094 -0.433
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione rCC 1.507 1.100 -0.407
C6H6 Fulvene rCH 1.130 2.274 1.144
C6H6 Fulvene rCH 1.080 2.131 1.051
C6H6 Fulvene rCC 1.476 1.348 -0.128
C6H6 Fulvene rCC 1.349 1.473 0.124
C6H6 Fulvene rCC 1.355 1.472 0.117
C6H6 Fulvene rCC 1.470 1.358 -0.112
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCH 1.095 3.605 2.510
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCC 1.528 3.788 2.260
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCO 1.439 2.067 0.628
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane rCO 1.393 1.820 0.427
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCH 1.113 2.762 1.649
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 2.360 0.564
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCC 1.525 1.807 0.282
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCH 1.092 4.596 3.504
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCH 1.089 4.235 3.146
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCH 1.100 2.661 1.561
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCH 1.099 2.173 1.074
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCH 1.086 1.516 0.430
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCO 1.407 1.781 0.374
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCO 1.415 1.099 -0.316
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy- rCC 1.521 1.780 0.259
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.414 0.315
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene rCH 1.110 5.592 4.482
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene rCC 1.511 4.754 3.243
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene rCC 1.339 3.556 2.217
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCH 1.111 2.212 1.101
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.807 2.518 0.711
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCC 1.342 1.782 0.440
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCC 1.496 1.098 -0.398
C5H8 Ethenylcyclopropane rCC 1.522 2.587 1.065
C5H8 Ethenylcyclopropane rCC 1.334 1.521 0.187
C5H8O Methyl cyclopropyl ketone rCH 1.126 5.462 4.336
C5H8O Methyl cyclopropyl ketone rCO 1.225 2.515 1.290
C5H8O Methyl cyclopropyl ketone rCC 1.510 2.549 1.039
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCH 1.086 3.376 2.290
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCH 1.085 2.766 1.681
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCH 1.088 2.202 1.114
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCC 1.521 2.458 0.937
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.525 0.137
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.228 3.143
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.423 2.336
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.267 0.791
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.839 0.752
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.787 0.689
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.512 0.442
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.099 -0.416
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.512 0.212
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 3.543 2.401
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.202 2.616 1.414
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.143 -0.721
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.217 1.936 0.719
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.973 0.215
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.492 -0.398
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.489 -0.212
92 molecules.