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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.199 3.114
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.409 2.322
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.252 0.776
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.822 0.735
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.827 0.732
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.823 0.728
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.859 0.704
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.770 0.672
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.753 0.655
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.090 -0.440
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.592 0.437
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.592 0.437
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.506 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.087 -0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.513 0.420
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.500 0.407
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.491 0.361
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.489 0.359
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.880 -0.356
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.417 0.342
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.081 0.323
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.407 0.308
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.827 0.299
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.823 0.295
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.973 -0.242
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.314 0.237
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.118 0.220
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.456 -0.212
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.507 0.207
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.485 -0.183
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.083 0.166
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.101 -0.115
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.210 0.113
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.210 0.113
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.115 -0.101
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.985 -0.092
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.116 -0.064
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.509 0.061
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.085 -0.053
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.304 0.051
48 molecules.