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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(T)/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.830 0.735
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.069 0.725
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.069 0.725
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.068 0.724
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.068 0.724
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.867 0.712
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.526 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.526 0.434
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.559 0.404
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.830 0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.526 -0.294
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.276 0.236
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.124 0.226
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.091 0.174
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.083 -0.157
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.735 0.138
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.735 0.138
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.387 0.069
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.664 -0.058
19 molecules.