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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 B3LYP/CEP-121G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.710 0.225
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.915 0.116
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.671 0.240
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.912 0.135
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- rCCl 1.767 1.879 0.112
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.862 0.107
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.908 0.119
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCCl 1.726 1.829 0.103
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.922 0.102
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.935 0.137
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.885 0.119
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.710 1.816 0.106
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.909 0.111
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737 1.837 0.101
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.865 0.100
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.194 0.168
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.939 0.158
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.906 0.113
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.887 0.111
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.845 0.101
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.938 0.148
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.831 0.102
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- rCCl 1.798 1.903 0.105
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rCS 1.820 1.923 0.103
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.901 0.111
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.890 0.108
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.837 0.112
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.908 0.128
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.850 0.108
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- rCCl 1.718 1.821 0.103
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.446 0.371
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.296 0.993
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.846 0.110
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.939 0.124
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.965 0.162
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.911 0.115
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.907 0.111
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rCS 1.819 1.924 0.105
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.458 0.359
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.952 0.139
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.865 0.103
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.853 0.179
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.852 0.107
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.910 0.111
C5H6S Thiophene, 3-methyl- rCS 1.714 1.815 0.101
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.911 0.107
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.254 0.216
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.471 0.101
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.909 0.115
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.918 0.140
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.635 0.105
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.014 0.192
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.729 0.139
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.864 0.153
C5H10S 2H-Thiopyran, tetrahydro- rCS 1.811 1.912 0.101
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.874 0.160
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.920 0.104
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.847 0.151
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.805 0.100
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.768 0.207
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.793 0.263
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.606 0.201
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.255 3.170
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.483 2.396
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.299 0.823
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.835 0.748
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.768 0.670
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.554 0.484
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.552 0.252
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.836 0.630
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.890 0.130
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.814 0.164
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.956 0.135
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.195 0.162
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.261 0.223
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.799 0.108
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.719 0.112
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.620 0.188
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.630 0.213
AlCl3 Aluminum trichloride rAlCl 2.060 2.180 0.120
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.886 0.219
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.823 0.158
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.722 0.110
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.971 0.330
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.726 0.322
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.714 0.300
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.935 0.337
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.709 0.309
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.697 0.163
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.713 0.136
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.817 0.243
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.625 0.203
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.818 0.106
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.445 0.202
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.331 0.255
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.605 0.162
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.251 0.208
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.448 0.167
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.069 0.249
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.122 0.230
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.203 0.215
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.810 0.225
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.579 0.166
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.730 0.169
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.757 0.212
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.826 0.180
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.658 0.104
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.320 0.155
AsF3 Arsenic trifluoride rAsF 1.706 1.806 0.100
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.773 0.117
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.885 0.164
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.946 0.136
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.900 0.211
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.924 0.150
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.630 0.161
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.782 0.166
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.404 0.184
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.336 0.153
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.801 0.204
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.893 0.197
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.839 0.142
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.496 0.175
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.843 0.147
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.321 0.245
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.623 0.180
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.196 0.115
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.314 0.150
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.828 0.234
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.151 0.220
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.276 0.219
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.183 0.163
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.908 0.154
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.222 0.233
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPO 1.455 1.582 0.127
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.461 0.128
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.177 0.158
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.249 0.229
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.340 0.216
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.738 0.268
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.310 0.124
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.257 0.198
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.228 0.215
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.668 0.141
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.493 0.223
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.322 -0.128
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide rCSi 1.836 1.951 0.115
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.202 0.124
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.613 0.147
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.884 -0.216
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.880 0.115
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.005 0.111
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.403 0.193
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.295 0.129
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.565 0.130
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.796 0.185
SiSe Silicon Monoselenide rSiSe 2.058 2.174 0.115
AlS Aluminum sulfide rAlS 2.029 2.144 0.115
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.052 0.152
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.911 0.207
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.053 0.124
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.439 0.681
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.720 0.400
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.118 0.201
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.391 0.145
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.745 0.105
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.958 0.118
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.386 0.167
GeBr4 Germanium tetrabromide rGeBr 2.272 2.386 0.114
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.267 0.210
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.831 0.149
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.771 1.886 0.115
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.679 0.116
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.359 0.149
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.214 0.163
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.563 0.131
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rFP 1.524 1.697 0.173
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPO 1.436 1.558 0.122
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.949 0.115
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.725 0.130
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.256 0.180
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.410 0.173
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.304 0.174
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.757 0.102
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.853 0.203
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.135 0.245
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.806 0.171
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.132 0.158
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.787 0.248
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.802 0.206
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.597 0.188
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.106 0.171
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.040 0.165
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.302 0.272
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.783 0.207
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.765 0.177
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.702 0.126
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.640 0.159
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.640 0.140
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.557 0.133
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.421 0.381
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.260 0.917
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.260 0.207
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.260 0.206
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.323 0.187
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.884 0.125
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.745 0.166
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 2.018 0.109
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.264 0.197
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.258 0.196
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.926 0.161
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.811 0.106
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.608 0.148
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.687 0.147
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.593 0.117
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.164 0.162
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.325 0.168
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.019 0.152
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.400 0.191
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.262 0.166
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.701 0.136
MgCl magnesium monochloride rMgCl 2.199 2.328 0.129
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.763 0.167
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.191 0.216
AsF Arsenic monofluoride rFAs 1.736 1.839 0.103
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.645 0.209
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.875 0.157
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.768 0.133
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.672 0.171
PF phosphorus monofluoride rFP 1.593 1.758 0.166
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.764 0.164
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.836 0.101
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.834 0.106
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.225 0.207
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.879 0.236
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.558 0.110
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.087 0.150
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.502 0.347
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.080 0.182
BBr Boron monobromide rBBr 1.888 2.005 0.117
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.578 0.260
BCl boron monochloride rBCl 1.719 1.839 0.120
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.100 0.216
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.642 0.186
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.284 0.225
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.573 0.111
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.463 0.168
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.074 0.185
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 1.993 0.168
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.825 0.183
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.324 0.419
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.137 0.246
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.694 0.157
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.884 0.281
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.658 0.253
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.930 0.217
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.848 0.147
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.350 0.135
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.312 0.241
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.092 0.186
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.829 0.167
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.213 0.219
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.778 0.172
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.491 0.189
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