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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-pV(T+d)Z

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.818 0.723
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.046 0.702
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.046 0.702
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.045 0.702
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.045 0.702
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.832 0.677
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.516 0.427
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.516 0.424
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.485 0.330
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.516 -0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.818 0.290
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.269 0.229
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.098 0.200
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.077 -0.163
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.063 0.146
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 2.072 -0.083
18 molecules.