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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/cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.826 0.731
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.849 0.547
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 2.314 0.204
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.314 0.204
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.314 0.204
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.314 0.204
BeCl beryllium monochloride rBeCl 1.797 1.655 -0.142
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.314 -0.136
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.314 -0.136
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.314 -0.136
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.314 -0.136
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.265 -0.135
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.965 -0.112
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.432 0.112
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.211 -0.111
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.143 -0.103
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.503 -0.087
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.181 0.083
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.701 0.083
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.701 0.083
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.674 0.081
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.731 0.076
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.860 0.075
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.314 0.074
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.314 0.074
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.314 0.074
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.314 0.074
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.697 -0.068
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.314 0.064
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.314 0.064
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.314 0.064
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.314 0.064
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.074 -0.064
NF2 Difluoroamino radical rNF 1.370 1.307 -0.063
NF2 Difluoroamino radical rNF 1.370 1.307 -0.063
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.287 -0.063
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.325 0.061
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNH 1.090 1.030 -0.060
BC boron monocarbide rBC 1.491 1.432 -0.059
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.801 0.058
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.057
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.057
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.057
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.443 -0.057
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.586 0.056
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.128 1.184 0.056
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.152 -0.055
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.152 -0.055
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.062 -0.055
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232 1.178 -0.054
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.586 -0.054
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.586 -0.054
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 2.003 0.054
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNO 1.146 1.093 -0.053
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.054 -0.052
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.054 -0.052
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.582 0.052
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.815 0.050
70 molecules.