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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 ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.826 0.731
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.049 -0.411
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.826 0.298
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.311 0.234
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.268 -0.132
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.431 0.111
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.967 -0.111
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.212 -0.110
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.144 -0.102
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.502 -0.088
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.731 0.076
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.860 0.075
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.692 -0.073
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.282 -0.068
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.074 -0.064
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.328 0.063
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.804 0.061
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNH 1.090 1.030 -0.060
BC boron monocarbide rBC 1.491 1.431 -0.060
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.587 0.057
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 2.005 0.055
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232 1.178 -0.054
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.062 -0.054
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.128 1.182 0.054
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.586 -0.054
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.586 -0.054
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNO 1.146 1.093 -0.053
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.583 0.053
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.054 -0.052
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.054 -0.052
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.449 -0.051
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.449 -0.051
58 molecules.