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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 CID/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.814 0.719
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.811 0.716
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.838 0.683
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.517 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.516 0.427
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.517 0.425
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.516 0.424
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.463 0.308
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.516 -0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.517 -0.303
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.814 0.286
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.811 0.283
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.094 0.196
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 1.998 -0.157
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.127
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.086 -0.127
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.178 0.099
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.681 0.084
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.681 0.084
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.005 -0.072
20 molecules.