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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 CISD/daug-cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.221 3.136
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.432 2.345
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.265 0.789
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.830 0.743
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.837 0.742
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.834 0.739
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.893 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.782 0.684
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.768 0.670
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.607 -0.630
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.512 0.442
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.527 0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.526 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.527 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.526 0.434
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.515 0.422
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.094 -0.421
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.527 0.372
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.499 0.369
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.497 0.367
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.431 0.356
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.837 0.309
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.834 0.306
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.526 -0.294
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.527 -0.293
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.016 0.258
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.326 0.249
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.139 0.241
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.988 -0.227
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.515 0.215
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.465 -0.203
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.495 -0.173
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.203 0.124
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.217 0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.217 0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.106 -0.107
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.106 -0.107
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.118 -0.098
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.063 -0.092
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.135 -0.080
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.968 0.079
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.369 0.074
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.325 0.072
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.738 0.070
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.008 -0.069
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.415 0.062
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.123 0.062
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.129 0.062
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.232 0.061
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.590 0.060
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.259 0.057
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.302 -0.054
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.216 0.052
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.586 0.052
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.072 0.052
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.288 0.051
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide rAlN 1.855 1.905 0.051
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.641 0.050
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.088 0.050
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