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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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.825 0.730
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.821 0.726
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.850 0.695
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.519 0.430
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.518 0.429
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.519 0.427
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.518 0.426
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.509 0.354
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.518 -0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.519 -0.301
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.825 0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.821 0.293
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.109 0.211
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.727 0.130
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.727 0.130
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.094 -0.061
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.732 0.059
19 molecules.