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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/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.683 0.198
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.908 0.109
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.644 0.213
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.893 0.116
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- rCCl 1.767 1.869 0.102
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.855 0.100
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.903 0.115
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.930 0.132
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.877 0.111
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.916 0.118
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.853 0.106
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.174 0.148
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.933 0.152
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.901 0.108
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.881 0.105
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.932 0.142
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- rCCl 1.798 1.900 0.102
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.896 0.106
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.884 0.102
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.831 0.106
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.902 0.122
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.846 0.104
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.430 0.355
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.283 0.980
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.843 0.107
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.931 0.116
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.958 0.155
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.906 0.110
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.901 0.105
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.446 0.347
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.950 0.137
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.870 0.108
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.853 0.179
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.849 0.104
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.902 0.103
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.247 0.209
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.905 0.111
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.918 0.139
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.130 0.308
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.703 0.113
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.856 0.144
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.887 0.173
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.840 0.144
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.735 0.174
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.750 0.220
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.592 0.187
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.224 3.139
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.444 2.357
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.278 0.802
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.823 0.736
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.762 0.664
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.529 0.459
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.092 -0.423
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.527 0.227
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.821 0.614
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.895 0.135
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.803 0.154
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.180 0.147
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.255 0.217
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.611 0.179
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.616 0.199
AlCl3 Aluminum trichloride rAlCl 2.060 2.172 0.112
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.817 0.150
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.963 0.322
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.702 0.298
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.692 0.278
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.896 0.298
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.687 0.287
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.675 0.141
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.692 0.115
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.794 0.220
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.609 0.187
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.334 0.258
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.597 0.154
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.236 0.193
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.465 0.184
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.933 0.112
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.124 0.233
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.204 0.216
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.772 0.187
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.576 0.164
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.703 0.142
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.733 0.188
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.788 0.142
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.304 0.138
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.863 0.142
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.926 0.116
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.868 0.179
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.897 0.123
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.757 0.141
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.369 0.149
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.770 0.141
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.793 0.197
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.869 0.172
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.840 0.142
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.843 0.147
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.325 0.249
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.607 0.164
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.220 0.140
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.296 0.133
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.816 0.222
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.274 0.217
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.139 0.208
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.166 0.146
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.910 0.156
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.203 0.214
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPO 1.455 1.580 0.125
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.158 0.139
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.334 0.210
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.227 0.207
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.728 0.258
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.295 0.109
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.249 0.190
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.225 0.212
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.652 0.126
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.718 0.113
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.307 -0.143
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.178 0.100
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.609 0.142
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.096 0.120
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.394 0.184
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.281 0.115
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.569 0.134
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.029 -0.191
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.793 0.183
AlS Aluminum sulfide rAlS 2.029 2.133 0.104
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.031 0.131
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.919 0.214
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.036 0.106
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.221 0.463
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.710 0.390
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.106 0.189
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.369 0.123
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.989 0.149
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.365 0.146
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.262 0.205
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.791 0.109
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.668 0.105
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.315 0.105
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.200 0.149
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rFP 1.524 1.673 0.149
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPO 1.436 1.558 0.122
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.946 0.112
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.704 0.110
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.237 0.161
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.365 0.128
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.287 0.157
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.831 0.181
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.137 0.247
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.775 0.140
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.746 0.207
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.587 0.178
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.763 0.167
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.045 0.170
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.304 0.273
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.749 0.173
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.742 0.155
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.686 0.110
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.118 0.151
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.637 0.156
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.638 0.138
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.558 0.134
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.407 0.367
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.254 0.910
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.254 0.201
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.254 0.200
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.333 0.197
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.864 0.105
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.717 0.137
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.245 0.178
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.237 0.176
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.924 0.159
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.808 0.103
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.684 0.144
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.594 0.118
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.173 0.170
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.327 0.170
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.355 0.146
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.229 0.134
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.685 0.120
MgCl magnesium monochloride rMgCl 2.199 2.306 0.107
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.761 0.165
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.187 0.212
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.834 0.185
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.688 0.252
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.867 0.150
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.757 0.122
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.654 0.154
PF phosphorus monofluoride rFP 1.593 1.726 0.134
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.740 0.141
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.308 0.106
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.210 0.193
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.831 0.188
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.553 0.105
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.044 0.107
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.705 0.550
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.061 0.163
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.624 0.307
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.087 0.202
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.633 0.177
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.274 0.215
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.573 0.111
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.411 0.116
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.060 0.171
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 1.976 0.151
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.819 0.177
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.154 0.264
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.857 0.254
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.651 0.246
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.895 0.182
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.579 -0.122
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.328 0.112
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.314 0.243
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.076 0.170
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.821 0.159
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.218 0.224
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.750 0.144
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.506 0.204
222 molecules.