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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 B3LYP/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3S thiomethoxy rCH 1.090 2.357 1.267
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.837 0.742
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.837 0.742
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.072 0.728
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.072 0.728
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.072 0.728
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.072 0.728
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.880 0.725
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.523 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.523 0.431
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.555 0.400
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.837 0.309
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.837 0.309
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.523 -0.297
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.581 0.267
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.287 0.247
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.129 0.231
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.090 0.173
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.086 -0.154
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.741 0.144
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.741 0.144
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.641 -0.081
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCC 1.580 1.516 -0.064
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.089 0.059
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.898 0.058
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro- rBH 1.130 1.180 0.050
29 molecules.