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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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.820 0.725
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.816 0.721
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.837 0.682
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.516 0.427
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.515 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.516 0.424
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.515 0.423
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.497 0.342
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.515 -0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.516 -0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.820 0.292
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.816 0.288
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.102 0.204
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.089 -0.124
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.089 -0.124
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.719 0.122
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.719 0.122
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.079 -0.076
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.728 0.055
19 molecules.