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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 B97D3/6-31G**

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.237 3.152
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.428 2.341
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.268 0.792
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.939 0.784
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.852 0.757
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.848 0.753
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.833 0.746
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.786 0.688
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.766 0.668
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.720 0.513
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.658 0.503
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.530 0.441
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.510 0.440
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.528 0.439
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.530 0.438
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.528 0.436
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.527 0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.514 0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.100 -0.415
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.501 0.371
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rHC 1.130 1.499 0.369
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.502 0.347
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.852 0.324
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.848 0.320
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.416 0.317
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.528 -0.292
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.530 -0.290
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.173 0.275
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.319 0.242
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.987 -0.228
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.044 0.222
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 2.019 -0.217
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.507 0.207
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.120 0.203
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.470 -0.198
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.501 0.183
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.504 -0.164
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.458 0.157
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.899 0.141
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.728 0.135
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.215 0.117
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.215 0.117
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.190 0.109
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.889 0.107
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.099
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.099
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.099
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.099
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.811 0.097
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.983 0.094
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.123 -0.093
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.162 0.083
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.750 0.082
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.134 -0.081
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.828 0.075
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.004 -0.073
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.519 0.071
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 1.744 0.071
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 1.984 0.069
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.127 0.069
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.538 0.068
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.043 0.068
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.061 0.067
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.612 0.067
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.845 0.067
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.309 0.066
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.707 0.064
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.315 0.063
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 1.951 0.059
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.079 0.058
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.787 0.058
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.192 0.056
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.219 0.056
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.257 0.055
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.093 0.055
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.615 0.054
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.121 0.054
HCO Formyl radical rCH 1.080 1.133 0.053
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.758 0.053
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.758 0.053
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.534 0.053
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.534 0.053
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.668 0.052
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.796 0.052
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 0.964 0.052
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.113 0.052
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.851 0.052
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.849 0.051
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.532 0.051
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.532 0.051
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCBr 1.928 1.979 0.051
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.733 0.051
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride rFGe 1.670 1.721 0.051
95 molecules.