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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/cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.178 3.093
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.397 2.310
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.240 0.764
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.819 0.724
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.811 0.724
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.816 0.721
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.851 0.696
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.762 0.664
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.585 -0.651
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.747 0.649
CH2CHCH3 Propene rCC 1.353 1.836 0.483
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.083 -0.447
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.197 0.439
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.081 -0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.517 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.497 0.427
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
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.506 0.413
CH2CHCH3 Propene rCC 1.488 1.077 -0.411
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 1.419 0.344
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.475 0.320
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 1.819 0.291
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.816 0.288
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.965 -0.250
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.309 0.232
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.456 -0.212
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.104 0.206
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.499 0.199
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.484 -0.184
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.074 0.157
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.014 -0.141
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.089 -0.124
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.089 -0.124
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.094 -0.121
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.105 -0.110
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.203 0.105
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.203 0.105
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.178 0.099
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.178 0.099
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.983 -0.094
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.158 -0.088
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.431 -0.081
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.667 0.073
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.108 -0.072
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.290 -0.066
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.950 0.061
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.079 -0.059
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.419 -0.056
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rHN 1.050 0.995 -0.055
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.268 -0.054
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.874 0.052
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.720 0.052
C3H5 Allyl radical rCC 1.428 1.377 -0.051
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.355 -0.051
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.303 0.050
63 molecules.