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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/daug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.200 3.115
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.406 2.319
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.643 1.885
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.252 0.776
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.826 0.739
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.830 0.735
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.826 0.731
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.863 0.708
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.775 0.677
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.755 0.657
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.503 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.518 0.429
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.517 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.518 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.517 0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.820 -0.416
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.501 0.408
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.522 0.367
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 1.417 0.342
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.517 -0.303
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.830 0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.518 -0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.826 0.298
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.969 -0.247
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.318 0.241
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.119 0.221
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.464 -0.204
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.503 0.203
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.496 -0.172
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.091 -0.122
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.095 -0.120
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.110 -0.105
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.100
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.198 0.100
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.982 -0.096
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.508 0.060
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.726 0.058
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.304 -0.052
45 molecules.