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

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.207 3.122
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.416 2.329
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.255 0.779
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.826 0.739
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.833 0.738
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.829 0.734
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.851 0.696
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.758 0.660
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.327 0.569
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.507 0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.525 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.525 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.519 0.426
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.506 0.413
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.541 0.386
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.493 0.363
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.492 0.362
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.892 -0.344
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.419 0.344
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.412 0.313
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.833 0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.829 0.301
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.525 -0.295
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.966 -0.249
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.319 0.242
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.116 0.218
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.461 -0.207
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.506 0.206
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.490 -0.178
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.078 0.161
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.093 -0.123
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.095 -0.117
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.095 -0.117
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 2.109 -0.106
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.977 -0.100
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.961 0.072
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.144 0.065
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.513 0.065
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.116 -0.064
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.307 0.054
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.718 0.050
49 molecules.