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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 MP2/LANL2DZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.898 -1.085
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.687 0.202
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.631 0.200
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.881 0.104
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- rCCl 1.767 1.873 0.106
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.867 0.112
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.898 0.109
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCCl 1.726 1.828 0.102
C2H4O Ethylene oxide rCO 1.425 1.539 0.114
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.914 0.116
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.879 0.113
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.710 1.817 0.107
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.935 0.137
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737 1.849 0.112
C3H6O Propylene oxide rCO 1.436 1.545 0.109
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.866 0.101
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.160 0.134
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.916 0.135
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.896 0.103
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.882 0.106
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.863 0.119
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.922 0.132
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.831 0.102
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- rCO 1.442 1.545 0.103
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.895 0.105
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.890 0.108
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.836 0.111
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.897 0.117
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.844 0.102
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- rCCl 1.718 1.822 0.104
CH2N2 diazirine rNN 1.228 1.338 0.110
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.640 0.124
C3H6S Thietane rCS 1.847 1.950 0.103
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.450 0.375
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.331 1.028
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.841 0.105
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.528 0.107
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.943 0.128
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.930 0.127
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.900 0.104
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.897 0.101
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.106 -0.424
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.479 0.380
CH3COF Acetyl fluoride rCF 1.348 1.476 0.128
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.922 0.109
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.855 0.181
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.497 0.108
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide rCBr 1.917 2.025 0.108
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.851 0.106
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.904 0.100
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.285 0.247
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride rCF 1.370 1.493 0.123
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.898 0.104
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.902 0.124
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.052 0.230
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.323 0.112
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.854 0.130
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.701 0.111
HFCO formyl fluoride rCF 1.338 1.450 0.112
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.862 0.150
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.874 0.160
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.922 0.106
FCO Carbonyl fluoride rCF 1.326 1.452 0.126
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.836 0.140
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.765 0.205
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.172 0.197
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.806 0.276
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.562 0.157
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.284 3.199
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.503 2.416
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.316 0.840
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.850 0.763
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.796 0.698
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.785 0.687
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.566 0.496
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.098 -0.417
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.574 0.274
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.791 0.584
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.904 0.144
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276 1.381 0.105
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.813 0.164
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.963 0.142
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.168 0.135
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.292 0.254
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.799 0.108
CH3S thiomethoxy rCS 1.791 1.893 0.102
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.737 0.130
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.636 0.204
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.611 0.193
AlCl3 Aluminum trichloride rAlCl 2.060 2.174 0.114
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.821 0.155
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.284 0.113
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.877 0.211
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.726 0.114
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.013 0.372
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.649 0.245
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.627 0.213
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.615 0.113
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.690 0.156
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.713 0.136
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.797 0.223
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.581 0.159
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.833 0.122
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.374 0.132
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.466 0.390
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.558 0.115
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.254 0.211
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.519 0.238
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.017 0.196
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.172 0.121
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.356 0.148
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.494 0.144
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.237 0.346
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.234 0.247
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.550 0.108
F2O Difluorine monoxide rFO 1.405 1.520 0.115
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.844 0.259
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.541 0.128
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.484 0.120
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.715 0.154
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.745 0.200
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.825 0.179
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.318 0.152
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.769 0.113
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.888 0.167
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.964 0.154
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.294 0.123
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.695 0.183
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.819 0.312
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rFO 1.409 1.530 0.121
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.903 0.214
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.939 0.165
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.686 0.217
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.831 0.215
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.455 0.234
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.334 0.151
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 2.019 0.322
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.786 0.190
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.848 0.151
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.516 0.195
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.889 0.194
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.441 0.365
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.573 0.130
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.590 -0.200
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.322 0.159
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.682 0.215
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.872 0.278
N2O Nitrous oxide rNN 1.128 1.236 0.108
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.230 0.299
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.291 0.234
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.153 0.133
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.954 0.201
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.235 0.246
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPO 1.455 1.564 0.109
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.455 0.122
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.144 0.125
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.247 0.227
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.350 0.226
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.717 0.247
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.304 0.118
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.304 0.245
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.997 0.215
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.208 0.344
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.248 0.106
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.264 0.252
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.719 0.114
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.632 0.105
BC boron monocarbide rBC 1.491 1.599 0.108
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.137 0.125
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.519 0.249
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 1.624 0.184
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rNSe 1.652 1.753 0.101
VO Vanadium monoxide rVO 1.589 1.483 -0.107
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.726 0.137
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.347 -0.103
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 2.264 0.130
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.211 0.134
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.597 0.130
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.112 0.136
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.089 0.196
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.515 0.305
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.387 0.221
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.684 0.249
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.330 0.110
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.763 0.152
SiSe Silicon Monoselenide rSiSe 2.058 2.173 0.114
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.112 0.212
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.911 0.207
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.077 0.188
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.262 0.112
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.044 0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.345 0.587
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.612 0.292
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.164 0.247
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.369 0.123
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.329 0.189
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 2.051 0.211
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.362 0.143
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.299 0.242
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.817 0.135
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.771 1.881 0.110
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.669 0.106
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.355 0.145
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.189 0.138
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.552 0.120
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rFP 1.524 1.691 0.167
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPO 1.436 1.550 0.114
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.963 0.129
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.713 0.118
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.217 0.141
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.402 0.165
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.283 0.152
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.203 0.313
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.793 0.158
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.134 0.159
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.799 0.260
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.803 0.207
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.547 0.138
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.149 0.214
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.367 0.101
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.343 0.313
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.784 0.208
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.518 0.134
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.761 0.174
HPO Hydrogen phosphorus oxide rPO 1.512 1.657 0.145
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.690 0.114
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.127 0.160
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.720 0.296
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.757 0.257
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.625 0.144
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.414 0.374
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.299 0.956
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.300 0.247
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.299 0.245
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.583 0.152
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.368 0.232
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.905 0.146
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.732 0.153
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 2.014 0.105
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.226 0.159
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.225 0.164
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.888 0.123
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNO 1.209 1.315 0.106
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.807 0.134
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.685 2.225
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.708 0.168
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.633 0.157
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.167 0.165
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.746 0.128
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.352 0.195
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.529 0.101
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.400 0.191
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.241 0.146
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.679 0.114
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.168 0.193
AsF Arsenic monofluoride rFAs 1.736 1.842 0.106
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.671 0.234
PF phosphorus monofluoride rFP 1.593 1.749 0.157
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.652 0.152
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.746 0.146
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.831 0.103
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.317 0.115
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.236 0.218
PN Phosphorus mononitride rPN 1.491 1.652 0.161
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 2.026 0.383
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.081 0.144
BBr Boron monobromide rBBr 1.888 2.011 0.123
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.629 0.311
BCl boron monochloride rBCl 1.719 1.837 0.117
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.117 -0.103
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.135 0.250
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.656 0.200
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.332 0.273
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.599 0.137
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.469 0.174
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.500 0.148
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.148 0.259
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 2.303 0.201
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.904 0.118
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.940 0.298
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.314 0.235
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.213 0.308
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.804 0.186
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.300 1.410
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.701 0.164
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.837 0.135
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.728 0.132
AlC Aluminum carbide rCAl 1.955 2.059 0.104
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.169 0.263
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.222 0.151
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.823 0.161
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.251 0.257
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.773 0.167
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.503 0.202
NaS Sodium sulfide rNaS 2.489 2.601 0.113
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