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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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.823 0.728
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.852 0.697
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.519 0.430
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.519 0.427
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.541 0.386
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.519 -0.301
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.823 0.295
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.114 0.216
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.083 0.166
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.734 0.137
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.734 0.137
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.370 0.052
12 molecules.