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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 wB97X-D/LANL2DZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.228 3.143
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.455 2.368
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 3.166 1.011
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.287 0.811
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.891 0.796
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.887 0.792
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.829 0.742
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.707 0.552
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.754 0.547
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.541 0.471
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.784 -0.453
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.532 0.443
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.532 0.443
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.532 0.440
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.532 0.440
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.333 0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.523 0.430
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.511 0.418
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.311 0.394
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.504 0.374
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.500 0.370
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.891 0.363
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.436 0.361
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.887 0.359
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.442 0.343
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.656 0.336
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.146 -0.304
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.146 -0.304
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.146 -0.304
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.146 -0.304
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.240 -0.290
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.532 -0.288
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.532 -0.288
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.357 0.280
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.100 0.277
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.872 0.275
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.872 0.275
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.582 0.264
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.861 0.258
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.844 0.250
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.403 0.248
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.968 -0.247
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.715 0.245
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.544 0.244
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.631 0.226
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.984 0.226
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.117 0.226
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.332 0.222
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.332 0.222
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.332 0.222
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.332 0.222
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.211 0.217
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.455 -0.213
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.251 0.213
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.267 0.209
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.746 0.207
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.585 -0.205
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.847 0.204
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.633 0.202
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.687 0.202
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.257 0.201
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.081 0.197
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.790 0.193
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.790 0.193
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.326 0.190
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.805 0.189
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.901 0.188
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.469 0.188
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.485 -0.183
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.100 0.183
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.595 0.177
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.722 0.177
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.872 0.175
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.872 0.175
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.734 0.173
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.869 0.172
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.869 0.172
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.781 0.171
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.060 0.170
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.766 0.170
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.873 0.168
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.065 0.167
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.468 0.167
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.570 0.161
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.591 0.159
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.452 0.157
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.054 0.156
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.611 0.155
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.363 0.154
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.311 0.154
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.746 0.150
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.795 0.149
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.584 0.149
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.735 0.148
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.865 0.148
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.240 0.142
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.240 0.142
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.076 -0.140
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.673 0.139
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.781 0.139
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.376 0.139
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.852 0.138
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.743 0.137
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.204 0.137
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.735 0.135
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.196 0.135
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.714 0.135
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.614 0.133
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.614 0.133
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.613 0.132
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.613 0.132
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.760 0.132
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.999 0.131
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.296 0.130
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.029 0.129
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.791 0.129
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.299 0.129
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.292 0.128
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.663 0.126
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.336 0.126
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.308 0.125
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.059 0.124
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.286 0.120
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.831 0.120
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.094 0.120
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.169 0.119
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.471 0.119
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.872 0.118
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.332 -0.118
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.332 -0.118
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.332 -0.118
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.332 -0.118
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.800 0.118
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.753 0.118
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.212 0.117
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.693 0.116
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.148 0.115
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.614 0.114
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.614 0.114
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.811 0.114
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.613 0.113
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.613 0.113
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.505 0.113
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.871 0.112
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.531 0.107
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.425 -0.105
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.041 0.104
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.182 0.104
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.146 -0.104
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.146 -0.104
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.146 -0.104
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.146 -0.104
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.667 0.102
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.697 0.102
GeBr4 Germanium tetrabromide rGeBr 2.272 2.371 0.099
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.674 0.099
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.574 0.098
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.431 0.098
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.594 0.097
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.895 0.097
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.700 0.096
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.686 0.096
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.984 0.095
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.297 0.095
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.873 0.095
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.280 0.094
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.146 -0.094
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.146 -0.094
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.146 -0.094
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.146 -0.094
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.853 0.093
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.114 0.093
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.554 0.092
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.332 0.092
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.332 0.092
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.332 0.092
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.332 0.092
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.654 0.091
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.730 0.090
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.616 0.090
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.537 0.089
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.695 0.088
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.771 1.858 0.087
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.519 0.087
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.902 0.087
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.127 -0.086
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.127 -0.086
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.127 -0.086
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.127 -0.086
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.862 0.085
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.454 0.084
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.454 0.084
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.775 0.084
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.775 0.084
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.775 0.084
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.775 0.084
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.828 0.083
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.827 0.082
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.332 0.082
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.332 0.082
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.332 0.082
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.332 0.082
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.324 0.081
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.836 0.081
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.333 0.081
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.735 0.080
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.347 0.080
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 2.214 0.079
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.091 0.079
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 1.993 0.078
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.876 0.077
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.781 0.077
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.006 0.076
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.818 0.076
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rNSe 1.652 1.727 0.075
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276 1.351 0.075
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide rCBr 1.950 2.024 0.074
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.872 0.073
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.521 0.073
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.802 0.073
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.382 1.454 0.072
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.382 1.454 0.072
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.442 0.072
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.442 0.072
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.369 0.072
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.891 0.071
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 2.005 0.071
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.435 0.070
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.814 0.070
SiSe Silicon Monoselenide rSiSe 2.058 2.129 0.070
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.814 0.070
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.855 0.070
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.855 0.069
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.842 0.068
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.887 0.067
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide rCS 1.802 1.868 0.066
C3H6S3 1,3,5-Trithiane rCS 1.801 1.868 0.066
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.833 0.066
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.369 0.064
CH2Br2 dibromomethane rCBr 1.925 1.989 0.064
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 2.014 0.064
HNCS Isothiocyanic acid rCS 1.567 1.631 0.064
HNCS Isothiocyanic acid rCS 1.567 1.631 0.064
CHSNH2 thioformamide rCS 1.626 1.690 0.064
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene rCCl 1.706 1.769 0.063
CHCl3 Chloroform rCCl 1.762 1.824 0.062
CBr4 Carbon tetrabromide rCBr 1.942 2.004 0.062
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.320 0.062
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.382 1.442 0.060
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.382 1.442 0.060
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCBr 1.928 1.988 0.060
CH3SH Methanethiol rCS 1.818 1.878 0.060
C2H4O Ethylene oxide rCO 1.425 1.484 0.059
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride rCCl 1.767 1.826 0.059
CH3SH Methanethiol rCS 1.818 1.877 0.059
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide rCS 1.647 1.706 0.059
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- rCF 1.351 1.409 0.059
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.638 1.696 0.058
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde rCS 1.610 1.668 0.058
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.807 1.865 0.058
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide rCSi 1.836 1.894 0.057
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- rCF 1.328 1.386 0.057
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 0.969 0.057
CH3CHF2 Ethane, 1,1-difluoro- rCF 1.364 1.421 0.057
HOI Hypoiodous acid rOI 1.994 2.051 0.057
CH2FI fluoroiodomethane rCF 1.362 1.418 0.057
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.724 0.056
CH3F Methyl fluoride rCF 1.383 1.439 0.056
CH3F Methyl fluoride rCF 1.383 1.439 0.056
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.808 0.056
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.801 0.056
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.651 0.055
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.445 0.055
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.445 0.055
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rCS 1.823 1.877 0.054
CH2CS Thioketene rCS 1.554 1.608 0.054
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.372 -0.054
CF2O Carbonic difluoride rCF 1.312 1.366 0.054
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.878 0.053
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane rCF 1.327 1.380 0.053
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.268 0.053
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCBr 1.928 1.981 0.053
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCBr 1.928 1.980 0.052
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rSH 1.322 1.374 0.052
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rSH 1.322 1.374 0.052
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rSH 1.322 1.374 0.052
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rSH 1.322 1.374 0.052
CH2FCH2CH3 1-Fluoropropane rCF 1.401 1.453 0.052
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.442 0.052
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCF 1.390 1.442 0.052
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCF 1.325 1.376 0.051
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride rFGe 1.670 1.721 0.051
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.026 0.051
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.405 0.051
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.615 0.051
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeF 1.731 1.781 0.051
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.755 0.050
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.755 0.050
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.755 0.050
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.755 0.050
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