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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 B1B95/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.816 0.721
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.813 0.718
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.818 0.663
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.515 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.513 0.424
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.515 0.423
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.513 0.421
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.485 0.330
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.513 -0.307
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.515 -0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.816 0.288
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.813 0.285
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.094 0.196
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.087 -0.125
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.087 -0.125
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.715 0.118
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.715 0.118
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.070 -0.085
18 molecules.