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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 B97D3/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 2.055 -0.928
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.836 1.011 0.175
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.931 1.082 0.151
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.877 1.014 0.137
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.957 1.087 0.130
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCBr 1.928 1.088 -0.840
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rHC 1.115 1.787 0.672
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.088 -0.667
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.482 0.434
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.439 1.322
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.182 0.736
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCC 1.532 3.314 1.782
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCH 1.117 1.848 0.731
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCS 1.835 2.168 0.333
C2F4 Tetrafluoroethylene rCF 1.319 1.425 0.106
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene rCCl 1.718 1.579 -0.139
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.425 0.350
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 1.419 0.116
CF3CN Acetonitrile, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 1.429 0.101
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- rCF 1.340 1.666 0.326
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.416 0.317
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.635 -0.169
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.635 -0.169
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.085 0.110
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.227 3.142
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.423 2.336
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.266 0.790
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.834 0.747
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.785 0.687
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.764 0.666
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.510 0.440
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.098 -0.417
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.510 0.210
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.713 0.507
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.711 0.113
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.838 1.868
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.713 0.159
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.711 1.916 0.205
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.839 0.183
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.810 0.213
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.810 0.113
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.898 0.116
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.377 0.107
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.346 0.108
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.990 -0.110
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride rNaCl 2.584 3.269 0.685
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.573 -0.132
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.861 -0.191
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.960 0.202
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.947 0.107
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.420 0.289
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride rBB 1.702 1.543 -0.159
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.280 0.313
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.296 0.256
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.092 -0.148
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.116 0.772
B2F4 Diboron tetrafluoride rBB 1.720 1.507 -0.213
B2F4 Diboron tetrafluoride rBF 1.317 1.442 0.125
Li2+ lithium diatomic cation rLiLi 3.112 2.966 -0.146
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 1.939 -0.521
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.459 -0.131
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.733 0.115
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.580 0.425
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.241 -0.159
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.087 0.182
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.683 -1.208
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.529 -0.172
68 molecules.