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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/Def2TZVPP

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.205 3.120
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.414 2.327
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.824 0.729
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.820 0.725
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.857 0.702
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.757 0.659
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.707 -0.529
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.508 0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.087 -0.428
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.503 0.410
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.496 0.366
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.494 0.364
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.113 0.355
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.503 0.348
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.824 0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.820 0.292
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.976 -0.240
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.313 0.236
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.113 0.215
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.511 0.211
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.460 -0.208
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.486 -0.182
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.080 0.163
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.324 0.113
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 -0.112
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.189 0.110
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.113 -0.102
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.682 -0.100
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.058 -0.097
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.988 -0.090
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.326 0.084
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.900 0.078
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.672 0.078
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.965 0.076
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.115 -0.065
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.376 0.058
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.308 0.055
TeO2 Tellurium Dioxide rOTe 1.830 1.776 -0.054
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.084 -0.054
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.354 0.053
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.303 -0.053
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.668 0.052
55 molecules.