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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 MP4/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.593 0.162
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.909 0.132
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.922 0.136
CH3SH Methanethiol rCS 1.818 1.926 0.108
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.911 0.156
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.931 0.111
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.894 0.127
CH2NOH formaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.512 0.104
C2H4O Ethylene oxide rCO 1.425 1.529 0.104
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.937 0.139
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.935 0.188
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.894 0.129
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.181 0.155
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.912 0.136
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene rCCl 1.706 1.814 0.108
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.929 0.185
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.852 0.123
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.917 0.135
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.517 0.109
CH2N2 diazirine rCN 1.482 1.589 0.107
CH2N2 diazirine rNN 1.228 1.335 0.107
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.629 0.113
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.501 0.128
C3H6S3 1,3,5-Trithiane rCS 1.801 1.909 0.108
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.922 0.187
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.035 0.120
CH2FI fluoroiodomethane rCI 2.140 2.243 0.103
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.523 0.102
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.971 0.156
CI4 tetraiodomethane rCI 2.157 2.260 0.103
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.933 0.137
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.929 0.133
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.471 0.372
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.807 1.926 0.119
HCCCl Chloroacetylene rCCl 1.637 1.749 0.113
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.937 0.175
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.871 0.197
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.500 0.111
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide rCBr 1.917 2.027 0.110
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.921 0.176
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.512 0.114
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.182 1.286 0.104
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.311 0.273
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rCS 1.810 1.922 0.112
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.546 0.139
CH3NO nitrosomethane rNO 1.211 1.320 0.109
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.933 0.155
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.638 1.747 0.109
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.680 0.150
BeO beryllium oxide rBeO 1.331 1.606 0.275
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.020 0.198
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.325 0.114
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.936 0.224
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 2.016 0.302
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.909 0.213
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.857 0.153
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.688 0.158
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.552 0.147
CS carbon monosulfide rCS 1.535 1.676 0.141
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.066 0.102
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.954 0.194
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.982 0.161
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.194 0.161
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.325 0.287
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.830 0.139
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.727 0.120
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.638 0.206
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.608 0.191
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.882 0.215
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.122 0.101
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.948 0.283
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.744 0.133
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.840 0.128
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.403 0.161
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.514 0.233
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.021 0.200
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.465 0.143
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.362 0.154
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.470 0.120
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.285 0.297
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.552 0.110
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.737 0.152
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.553 0.140
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.672 0.127
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.343 0.178
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.835 0.114
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.316 0.145
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.796 0.107
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.717 0.248
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.841 0.225
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.455 0.234
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.779 0.150
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.825 0.229
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.923 0.226
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.868 0.171
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.564 0.243
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.312 0.148
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.593 0.126
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.256 0.325
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.329 0.272
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.997 0.244
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.409 0.131
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.306 0.120
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.533 0.468
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide rNO 1.193 1.309 0.116
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.322 0.263
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.305 0.292
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.185 0.173
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.490 0.220
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 2.021 0.581
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.620 0.123
NSe Nitrogen monoselenide rNSe 1.652 1.762 0.111
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.695 0.106
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.243 0.166
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.098 0.122
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.507 -0.593
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.052 0.159
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.364 0.198
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.662 0.227
SiSe Silicon Monoselenide rSiSe 2.058 2.249 0.191
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.910 0.206
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.001 0.112
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.253 0.103
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.094 0.336
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.599 0.279
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.183 0.266
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.419 0.173
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.338 0.198
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.337 0.281
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.219 0.169
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.632 -0.113
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.936 0.102
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.296 0.166
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.302 0.412
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.968 0.993
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.546 0.137
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.673 0.134
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.696 0.100
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.814 0.879
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.633 0.758
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.893 0.108
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.408 0.378
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.680 0.104
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.706 0.118
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.230 0.263
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.691 0.191
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.629 0.148
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.408 0.368
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.327 0.984
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.328 0.275
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.327 0.274
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.394 0.258
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.766 0.111
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.889 0.124
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.848 0.129
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.394 1.934
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.850 0.374
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.695 0.155
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.204 0.202
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.985 0.117
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.542 0.114
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.418 0.209
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.291 0.195
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.195 0.220
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.703 0.267
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.621 0.121
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.706 0.107
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.869 0.134
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.865 0.137
CSe Carbon monoselenide rCSe 1.676 1.837 0.160
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.321 0.119
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.794 0.151
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.081 0.144
BBr Boron monobromide rBBr 1.888 2.012 0.124
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.381 0.116
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.628 0.310
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 2.058 0.433
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.149 0.324
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.139 0.250
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 2.248 0.145
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 2.473 0.831
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.226 0.147
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.218 0.312
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.789 0.170
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.053 1.162
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.734 0.138
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.805 0.144
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.320 0.326
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.713 0.107
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