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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/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.819 0.724
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.815 0.720
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.834 0.679
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.517 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.515 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.517 0.425
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.515 0.423
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.486 0.331
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.515 -0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.517 -0.303
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.819 0.291
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.815 0.287
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.100 0.202
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.090 -0.123
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.090 -0.123
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.716 0.119
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.716 0.119
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.074 -0.081
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.727 0.054
19 molecules.