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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-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.224 3.139
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.426 2.339
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.619 1.861
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.266 0.790
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.835 0.748
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.840 0.745
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.836 0.741
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.894 0.739
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.787 0.689
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.767 0.669
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.510 0.440
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.803 -0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.516 0.423
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.099 -0.416
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.503 0.410
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.551 0.396
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.423 0.348
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.840 0.312
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.836 0.308
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.329 0.252
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.144 0.246
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.981 -0.235
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.510 0.210
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.471 -0.197
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.504 -0.164
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.105 -0.111
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.207 0.109
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.207 0.109
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.109
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.109
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 2.125 -0.090
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.997 -0.081
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.744 0.076
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.360 0.065
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.512 0.064
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.652 0.062
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.313 0.061
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.605 0.060
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.639 0.060
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.528 0.058
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.634 0.058
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.651 0.056
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.617 0.055
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.121 0.054
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.640 0.052
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.404 0.052
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.698 0.052
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.131 0.051
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.584 0.050
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.112 0.050
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.252 0.050
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