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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 B3PW91/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.588 0.157
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.880 0.103
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.871 0.116
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.900 0.111
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCCl 1.726 1.827 0.101
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.912 0.114
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.870 0.104
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.954 0.156
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737 1.847 0.110
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.906 0.159
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.866 0.122
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.876 0.124
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.149 0.123
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.914 0.133
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.897 0.104
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.878 0.102
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.859 0.115
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.911 0.121
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.893 0.103
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.882 0.100
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.899 0.119
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.251 0.948
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.885 0.149
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.926 0.111
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.921 0.118
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.902 0.106
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.898 0.102
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.448 0.349
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.923 0.110
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.906 0.144
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.874 0.100
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.827 0.153
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.884 0.139
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.256 0.218
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.901 0.107
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.907 0.129
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.633 0.103
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.098 0.276
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.617 -0.107
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.871 0.160
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.941 0.227
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.861 0.165
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.821 0.117
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.664 0.103
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.675 0.145
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.546 0.141
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.207 3.122
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.433 2.346
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.271 0.795
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.839 0.752
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.768 0.670
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.531 0.461
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.530 0.230
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.791 0.584
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.888 0.128
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.825 0.175
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.162 0.129
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.267 0.229
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.795 0.104
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.577 0.145
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.571 0.154
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.790 0.123
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.877 0.212
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.892 0.251
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.642 0.238
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.635 0.221
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.630 0.230
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.827 0.229
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.718 0.144
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.563 0.141
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.812 0.101
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.359 0.283
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.566 0.123
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.238 0.195
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.459 0.178
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.963 0.142
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.149 0.258
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.216 0.228
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.549 0.136
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.708 0.122
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.675 0.130
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.295 0.129
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.790 0.101
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.658 0.189
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.808 0.192
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.397 0.177
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.299 0.116
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.742 0.114
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.766 0.170
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.831 0.134
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.820 0.123
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.507 0.186
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.822 0.126
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.352 0.276
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.565 0.122
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.235 0.154
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.271 0.108
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.844 0.250
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.280 0.223
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.153 0.222
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.144 0.124
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.898 0.144
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.206 0.217
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.454 0.121
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.131 0.112
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.217 0.197
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.315 0.191
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.699 0.229
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.257 0.198
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.237 0.224
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.431 0.161
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.308 -0.142
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.562 -0.126
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.580 0.114
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.421 0.321
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.424 0.214
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.303 0.137
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.585 0.150
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.323 0.103
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.807 0.196
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.025 0.125
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.867 0.162
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.898 -0.154
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.928 2.170
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.658 0.338
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.115 0.198
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.983 0.143
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.375 0.156
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.275 0.219
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.336 0.126
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.185 0.134
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.553 0.121
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.597 -0.148
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.220 0.144
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.385 0.148
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.267 0.137
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.779 0.129
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.204 0.314
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.116 0.142
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.542 0.133
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.670 0.131
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.058 0.124
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.004 0.129
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.342 0.312
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.679 0.103
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.697 0.110
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.090 0.123
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.617 0.136
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.618 0.118
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.541 0.117
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.375 0.335
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.265 0.921
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.265 0.212
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.265 0.211
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.335 0.199
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.230 0.163
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.221 0.160
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.896 0.131
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.807 0.102
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.574 0.114
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.660 0.120
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.173 0.170
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.322 0.165
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.016 0.148
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.372 0.163
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.237 0.142
MgCl magnesium monochloride rMgCl 2.199 2.301 0.102
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.752 0.156
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.205 0.229
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rOO 1.200 1.330 0.130
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.541 -0.108
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.672 0.236
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.832 0.114
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.608 0.108
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.221 0.203
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.761 0.118
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.550 0.102
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.703 0.548
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.068 0.170
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.605 0.288
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.291 -0.109
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.112 0.228
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.600 0.143
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.304 0.245
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.407 0.112
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.069 0.179
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 1.977 0.152
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.804 0.162
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.067 0.161
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.702 -0.189
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.671 0.134
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.617 0.212
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.809 0.206
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.847 0.134
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.526 -0.175
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.784 0.123
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.255 0.261
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.472 0.171
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.827 -0.123
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