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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 B97D3/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.433 0.358
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.481 0.108
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.101 -0.429
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.462 0.363
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.059 0.237
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.861 0.147
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.225 3.140
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.446 2.359
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.281 0.805
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.846 0.759
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.792 0.694
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.774 0.676
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.537 0.467
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.094 -0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.538 0.238
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.668 0.461
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.065 0.101
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.345 0.102
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.527 0.121
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.319 0.112
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.479 0.114
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.293 0.212
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.717 0.124
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.877 0.123
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.390 0.112
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.363 0.105
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.716 0.106
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.027 0.138
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.667 0.512
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.556 0.239
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.182 0.103
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.497 0.196
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.838 -0.111
33 molecules.