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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/cc-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 2.064 -0.919
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.836 1.009 0.173
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.931 1.081 0.150
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.877 1.012 0.135
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.957 1.085 0.128
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCBr 1.928 1.086 -0.842
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.086 -0.669
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rHC 1.115 1.780 0.665
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.481 0.433
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.437 1.320
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.178 0.732
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCC 1.532 3.309 1.777
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCH 1.117 1.844 0.727
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCS 1.835 2.163 0.328
C2F4 Tetrafluoroethylene rCF 1.319 1.425 0.106
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene rCCl 1.718 1.579 -0.139
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 1.418 0.115
CF3CN Acetonitrile, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 1.429 0.101
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- rCF 1.340 1.665 0.325
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.415 0.316
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.635 -0.169
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.635 -0.169
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.218 3.133
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.415 2.328
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.260 0.784
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.830 0.743
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.781 0.683
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.760 0.662
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.506 0.436
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.506 0.206
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.704 0.498
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.841 1.871
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.713 0.159
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.711 1.919 0.208
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.836 0.180
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.771 0.174
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.898 0.116
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.345 0.108
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride rNaCl 2.584 3.257 0.673
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.571 -0.133
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.864 -0.187
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.946 0.188
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.420 0.289
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride rBB 1.702 1.544 -0.158
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.280 0.313
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.300 0.260
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.097 -0.143
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.086 0.743
B2F4 Diboron tetrafluoride rBB 1.720 1.505 -0.215
B2F4 Diboron tetrafluoride rBF 1.317 1.441 0.124
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
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.468 0.208
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.240 -0.160
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.683 -1.208
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.526 -0.175
61 molecules.