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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 B97D3/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.841 0.746
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.837 0.742
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.888 0.733
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.597 0.442
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.526 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.525 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.526 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.525 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.841 0.313
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.837 0.309
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.525 -0.295
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.526 -0.294
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.136 0.238
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.099 -0.114
15 molecules.