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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 MP3=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.821 0.726
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.860 0.705
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.531 0.376
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.821 0.293
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.114 0.216
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.087 -0.126
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.087 -0.126
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.703 0.106
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.703 0.106
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.994 -0.084
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.075 -0.080
14 molecules.