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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-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.225 3.140
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.430 2.343
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.265 0.789
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.833 0.746
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.900 0.745
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.832 0.737
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.829 0.734
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.785 0.687
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.769 0.671
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.628 -0.609
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.510 0.440
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.526 0.437
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.195 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.525 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.526 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.525 0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.097 -0.418
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.504 0.411
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.538 0.383
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.499 0.369
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.498 0.368
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.430 0.355
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.832 0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.829 0.301
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.397 0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.525 -0.295
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.526 -0.294
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.321 0.245
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.138 0.240
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.983 -0.232
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.511 0.211
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.464 -0.204
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.105 0.188
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.493 -0.175
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.641 -0.141
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.201 0.122
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.201 0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.212 0.115
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.212 0.115
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.109
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.109
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.112 -0.104
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.680 0.086
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.130 -0.086
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.073 -0.082
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.968 0.079
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.000 -0.078
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.324 0.071
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.738 0.070
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.854 0.068
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.854 0.068
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.446 -0.066
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.081 0.060
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.670 0.059
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.360 0.059
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.229 0.058
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.775 0.057
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.266 0.057
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.672 0.056
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.590 0.056
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.301 -0.055
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.645 0.055
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.876 0.054
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.629 0.054
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.371 0.053
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.614 0.052
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.129 -0.051
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.346 0.051
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.131 0.051
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.646 0.051
72 molecules.