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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/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.619 0.134
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.933 0.134
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.976 0.199
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.623 0.192
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.911 0.164
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.892 0.148
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.928 0.176
C2F6 hexafluoroethane rCC 1.560 1.695 0.135
C3F8 perfluoropropane rCC 1.546 1.668 0.122
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.849 0.105
CH2N2 diazirine rNN 1.228 1.328 0.100
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.432 0.357
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.247 0.944
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.918 0.182
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane rCC 1.511 1.638 0.127
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rCO 1.395 1.513 0.118
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.461 0.362
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.874 0.112
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.807 0.133
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.887 0.142
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.524 0.117
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCN 1.482 1.586 0.104
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.059 -0.471
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.139 0.316
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 1.013 0.101
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.455 -0.126
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.889 -0.157
GeH3CH3 methyl germane rGeH 1.529 1.407 -0.122
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.902 0.188
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.823 0.127
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.822 0.118
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.730 0.169
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNO 1.139 1.240 0.101
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.761 0.231
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.606 0.201
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.253 3.168
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.473 2.386
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.275 0.799
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.836 0.749
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.791 0.693
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.781 0.683
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.520 0.450
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.514 0.214
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.970 0.763
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.106 0.142
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.730 0.123
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.613 0.181
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.628 0.211
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.055 -0.115
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.086 0.445
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.793 0.389
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.790 0.376
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.672 -0.215
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.427 0.112
NaCl Sodium Chloride rNaCl 2.361 2.214 -0.146
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.314 -0.188
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.673 0.139
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.678 0.101
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 1.766 -0.160
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.549 -0.162
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.108 -0.134
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.253 0.177
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.565 0.122
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.376 0.163
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.241 0.125
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.077 0.185
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.109 0.121
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.082 0.107
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.586 0.173
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.751 0.166
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.609 -0.116
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.742 0.197
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.760 0.104
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.445 -0.119
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.266 0.130
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.736 0.108
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.875 0.279
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.859 0.162
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.261 0.181
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.946 0.156
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.298 0.118
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.711 0.118
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.873 0.119
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.789 0.319
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.193 0.127
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide rNO 1.193 1.296 0.103
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.286 -0.106
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.115 0.102
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.399 -0.344
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.861 -0.151
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.120 -0.150
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 2.842 -0.747
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.867 0.199
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 1.881 -0.569
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.773 -0.337
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 1.997 -0.138
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.652 -0.113
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.791 0.180
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.866 0.162
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.474 -0.415
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.024 -0.125
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.888 -0.164
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.277 0.519
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.500 0.180
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.035 -0.105
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNO 1.146 1.249 0.103
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.030 -0.151
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.846 0.164
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 1.412 -0.102
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.356 -0.307
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.407 -0.181
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.946 0.296
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.085 0.195
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.264 0.289
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.757 0.218
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.605 0.196
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.750 0.154
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.254 0.319
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.047 0.374
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.082 0.207
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.302 0.272
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.727 0.151
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.691 0.103
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.197 0.230
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.544 0.120
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.594 0.112
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.253 0.213
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.066 -0.174
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.103 0.759
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.433 -0.341
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.878 0.113
MgH+ magnesium monohydride cation rMgH 1.652 1.540 -0.112
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.629 -0.100
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.046 0.178
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.606 -0.139
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 1.558 -0.107
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.756 0.160
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.086 0.111
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.584 0.147
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.843 0.125
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.758 0.123
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.901 -0.301
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.579 0.131
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.746 0.103
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.875 0.720
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.464 0.147
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.447 -0.178
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.079 -0.321
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 1.921 -0.299
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.079 -0.181
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.620 0.164
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 1.994 0.110
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.195 0.137
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.035 -0.317
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 1.997 -0.106
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.432 -0.156
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.767 0.125
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.387 -0.692
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 3.467 -0.439
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.704 -1.187
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.763 0.358
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.932 0.329
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.898 0.185
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.140 0.146
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.501 0.199
NaS Sodium sulfide rNaS 2.489 2.234 -0.255
168 molecules.