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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.958 -1.025
C6H12O hexanal rCC 1.420 1.529 0.109
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.475 0.427
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.425 1.308
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.174 0.728
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rSH 1.336 1.125 -0.211
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCC 1.532 3.303 1.771
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCH 1.117 1.843 0.726
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro- rCS 1.835 2.162 0.327
C4H4N2 Succinonitrile rCN 1.161 4.862 3.701
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rNN 1.351 4.321 2.970
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCN 1.332 4.038 2.706
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCN 1.360 3.275 1.915
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCC 1.417 3.174 1.757
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rNH 1.002 2.758 1.756
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCH 1.083 2.132 1.049
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCC 1.374 2.280 0.906
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCH 1.080 1.411 0.331
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole rCH 1.082 1.351 0.269
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.421 0.346
C2H3N3 1H-1,2,4-Triazole rCH 1.054 1.328 0.274
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 1.415 0.112
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.411 0.312
C6H8 1,3-Cyclohexadiene rCC 1.349 1.466 0.117
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.048 0.226
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.219 3.134
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.424 2.337
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.261 0.785
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.823 0.736
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.760 0.662
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.509 0.439
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.093 -0.422
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.507 0.207
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.691 0.485
HCP+ Phosphaethyne cation rCP 1.601 1.084 -0.517
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.859 1.889
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.699 0.105
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.371 0.101
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.229 -0.221
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.510 -0.590
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.019 -0.200
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride rNaCl 2.584 3.204 0.620
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.921 -0.130
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.131 0.373
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.566 0.246
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.279 0.239
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.083 -0.157
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.084 0.741
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.009 -0.451
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.123 0.121
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.563 0.126
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.691 0.536
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.499 0.181
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.168 0.277
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.495 -0.207
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 2.046 -0.190
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.416 0.115
59 molecules.