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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/aug-cc-pVQZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.842 0.747
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.838 0.743
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.892 0.737
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.605 0.450
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.526 0.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.524 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.526 0.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.524 0.432
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.523 0.430
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.508 0.415
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.495 0.365
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.493 0.363
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.842 0.314
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.838 0.310
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.524 -0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.526 -0.294
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.321 0.244
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.139 0.241
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.998 -0.238
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.978 -0.238
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.969 0.211
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.465 -0.203
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.283 0.185
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.283 0.185
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.093 0.176
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.498 -0.170
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.904 0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.098 -0.114
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.188 0.107
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.111 -0.104
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.125 -0.091
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.976 0.087
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.992 -0.086
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.609 0.079
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.605 0.075
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.283 0.070
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.283 0.070
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.515 0.067
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.776 0.062
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.703 0.060
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.139 0.060
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.410 0.057
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.725 0.057
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.310 0.057
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.569 0.057
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 2.006 0.056
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.834 0.056
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.030 0.055
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.209 0.054
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.262 0.053
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.347 0.052
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.109 0.050
56 molecules.