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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/Def2TZVPP

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.176 3.091
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.396 2.309
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.239 0.763
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.810 0.723
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.814 0.719
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.810 0.715
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.835 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.762 0.664
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.579 -0.658
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.746 0.648
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.083 -0.447
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.081 -0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.517 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.516 0.427
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.496 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.517 0.425
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.516 0.424
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.180 0.422
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.506 0.413
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.496 0.403
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.489 0.359
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.488 0.358
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.418 0.343
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.464 0.309
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.516 -0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.517 -0.303
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.392 0.293
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.814 0.286
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.810 0.282
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.959 -0.257
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.308 0.231
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.455 -0.213
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.498 0.198
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.093 0.195
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.480 -0.188
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 1.997 -0.158
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.624 -0.158
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.063 0.146
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.084 -0.132
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.097 -0.118
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.185 0.106
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.972 -0.105
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.316 0.104
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.101
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.431 -0.081
TeO2 Tellurium Dioxide rOTe 1.830 1.750 -0.080
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.322 0.080
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.670 0.077
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.964 0.075
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.109 -0.071
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.289 -0.067
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 1.836 -0.064
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 1.912 -0.063
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.079 -0.059
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.263 -0.059
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.416 -0.059
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.879 0.056
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rHN 1.050 0.994 -0.056
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.353 -0.053
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.353 0.051
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