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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 CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.208 3.123
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.415 2.328
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.256 0.780
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.826 0.739
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.822 0.727
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.818 0.723
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.855 0.700
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.774 0.676
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.758 0.660
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.685 -0.551
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.508 0.438
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.092 -0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.524 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.524 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.089 -0.426
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.515 0.422
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.504 0.411
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.496 0.366
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.494 0.364
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.512 0.357
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.404 0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.524 -0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.822 0.294
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.818 0.290
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.977 -0.239
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.311 0.235
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.113 0.215
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.510 0.210
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.462 -0.206
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.488 -0.180
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.079 0.162
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.905 0.147
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.096 -0.116
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.096 -0.116
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.210 0.112
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.210 0.112
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.104 -0.111
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.672 -0.110
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.182 0.103
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.181 0.102
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.054 -0.101
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.115 -0.101
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.988 -0.090
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.955 0.066
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.808 0.063
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 1.787 0.057
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.307 0.054
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.583 0.053
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.303 -0.053
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.085 -0.053
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.719 0.051
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.644 0.050
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.252 0.050
57 molecules.