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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 PBE1PBE/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.204 3.119
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.426 2.339
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.269 0.793
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.316 -0.763
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.838 0.751
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.832 0.737
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.828 0.733
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.876 0.721
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.767 0.669
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.528 0.458
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.534 0.445
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.532 0.443
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.534 0.442
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.019 -0.441
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.532 0.440
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.518 0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.573 0.418
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.509 0.416
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.833 -0.403
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 1.428 0.353
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.444 0.345
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.832 0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.828 0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.532 -0.288
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.534 -0.286
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.362 0.285
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.966 -0.249
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.129 0.231
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.528 0.228
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.037 0.215
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.468 -0.200
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.204 -0.196
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.204 -0.196
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.204 -0.196
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.649 0.180
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.498 0.177
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.495 -0.173
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.075 0.158
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane rCF 1.359 1.509 0.150
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.225 0.145
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.442 0.140
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.233 0.135
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.233 0.135
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.082 -0.134
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.582 0.122
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.828 -0.122
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.096 -0.119
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.644 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.101
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.684 0.091
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.051 0.087
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.294 0.086
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.758 0.085
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.952 0.084
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.290 0.082
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.289 0.082
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.691 0.081
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.411 0.080
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.322 0.080
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.335 0.077
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.441 0.076
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.353 0.075
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.447 0.074
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.962 0.073
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 1.982 0.072
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.518 0.070
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.185 0.068
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.735 0.067
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.420 0.066
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.655 0.065
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.318 0.065
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.415 0.065
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.386 0.064
C2H4O Ethylene oxide rCO 1.425 1.488 0.063
B4H10 Tetraborane(10) rHB 1.484 1.421 -0.063
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.468 0.062
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.780 0.062
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.468 0.061
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.469 0.061
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.489 0.061
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.659 -0.060
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.659 -0.060
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.659 -0.060
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.659 -0.060
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.655 0.059
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.034 0.059
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.655 0.059
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.532 -0.058
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.811 0.057
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.204 -0.056
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.204 -0.056
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.204 -0.056
NHF2 difluoramine rNF 1.400 1.456 0.056
CH2NOH formaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.463 0.055
C4F6 perfluorobutadiene rCC 1.488 1.433 -0.055
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rCC 1.550 1.495 -0.055
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.524 0.055
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.074 0.053
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.474 0.053
HF+ hydrogen fluoride cation rHF 1.014 1.067 0.053
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.128 -0.052
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.876 0.051
B4H10 Tetraborane(10) rHB 1.315 1.265 -0.050
113 molecules.