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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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.202 3.117
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.412 2.325
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.822 0.735
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.828 0.733
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.824 0.729
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.861 0.706
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.771 0.673
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.754 0.656
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.595 0.440
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.595 0.440
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.090 -0.440
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.507 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.521 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.521 0.429
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.088 -0.427
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.501 0.408
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.490 0.360
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.881 -0.355
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.418 0.343
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.092 0.334
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.409 0.310
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.828 0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.521 -0.299
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.824 0.296
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.975 -0.240
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.315 0.238
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.120 0.222
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.457 -0.211
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.509 0.209
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.486 -0.182
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.085 0.168
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.211 0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.211 0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.113
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.103 -0.113
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.116 -0.099
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.987 -0.091
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.510 0.062
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.085 -0.053
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.305 0.052
49 molecules.