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

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.205 3.120
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.415 2.328
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.821 0.726
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.817 0.722
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.853 0.698
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.758 0.660
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.667 -0.569
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.092 -0.438
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.506 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.524 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.524 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.088 -0.427
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.515 0.422
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.504 0.411
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.496 0.366
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.495 0.365
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.510 0.355
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.425 0.350
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.403 0.304
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.524 -0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.821 0.293
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.817 0.289
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.973 -0.243
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.309 0.232
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.110 0.212
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.509 0.209
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.461 -0.207
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.487 -0.181
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.077 0.160
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.906 0.148
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.095 -0.120
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.094 -0.118
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.094 -0.118
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.671 -0.111
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.205 0.107
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.205 0.107
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.111 -0.104
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.053 -0.102
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.180 0.101
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.179 0.100
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.981 -0.097
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.157 -0.089
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.821 0.078
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.956 0.067
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 1.834 -0.066
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.806 0.061
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 1.785 0.054
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.307 0.054
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.458 -0.054
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.084 -0.054
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.302 -0.054
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.645 0.051
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.581 0.051
C3H5 Allyl radical rCC 1.428 1.378 -0.050
60 molecules.