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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 PBEPBEultrafine/Def2TZVPP

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.229 3.144
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.423 2.336
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.266 0.790
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.839 0.752
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.836 0.741
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.831 0.736
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.864 0.709
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.787 0.689
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.512 0.442
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.524 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.524 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.521 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.099 -0.416
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.506 0.413
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.543 0.388
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.493 0.363
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.415 0.316
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.836 0.308
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.831 0.303
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.524 -0.296
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.958 -0.278
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.326 0.249
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.984 -0.232
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.126 0.228
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.512 0.212
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.474 -0.194
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.289 0.192
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.289 0.192
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.088 0.171
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.925 0.167
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.506 -0.162
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.110
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.103 -0.110
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.107 -0.108
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.176 0.096
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.125 -0.091
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.992 -0.086
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.863 0.081
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.289 0.077
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.289 0.077
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.514 0.066
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.310 0.058
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.726 0.058
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.135 0.055
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.584 0.054
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 0.964 0.052
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.026 0.051
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.025 0.050
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 1.985 0.050
56 molecules.