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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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.618 0.133
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.915 0.116
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.619 0.188
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.954 0.177
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.881 0.137
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.913 0.161
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane rCC 1.511 1.627 0.116
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rCO 1.395 1.503 0.108
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.455 0.356
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.875 0.130
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.509 0.102
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.154 -0.376
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.137 0.315
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.451 -0.131
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.890 0.176
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.814 0.118
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.813 0.109
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.719 0.158
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.245 3.160
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.462 2.375
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.269 0.793
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.832 0.745
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.788 0.690
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.515 0.445
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.100 -0.415
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.509 0.209
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.944 0.737
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.098 0.134
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.724 0.117
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.605 0.173
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.620 0.203
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.050 -0.121
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.052 0.411
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.787 0.383
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.785 0.371
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.667 -0.220
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.423 0.109
NaCl Sodium Chloride rNaCl 2.361 2.209 -0.152
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.665 0.131
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 1.762 -0.164
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.543 -0.169
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.102 -0.141
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.368 0.155
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.233 0.116
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.066 0.174
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.098 0.110
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.078 0.103
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.581 0.168
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.740 0.154
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.604 -0.121
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.732 0.187
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.439 -0.125
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.260 0.124
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.862 0.265
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.846 0.150
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.248 0.167
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.943 0.154
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.291 0.111
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.705 0.112
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.861 0.107
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.781 0.311
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.186 0.121
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.280 -0.112
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.400 -0.343
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.859 -0.153
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.865 0.197
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.045 -0.405
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.769 -0.341
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 1.995 -0.139
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.638 -0.127
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.784 0.173
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.848 0.144
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.464 -0.425
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.019 -0.131
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.883 -0.169
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.475 0.155
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.024 -0.156
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.837 0.155
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 1.414 -0.101
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.357 -0.306
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.407 -0.181
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.240 0.266
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.745 0.206
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.597 0.188
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.739 0.143
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.231 0.296
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.007 0.334
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.061 0.186
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.282 0.252
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.717 0.141
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.538 0.114
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.586 0.105
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.246 0.206
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.061 -0.179
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.430 -0.344
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.871 0.106
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.626 -0.104
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.041 0.173
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.604 -0.141
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 1.555 -0.110
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.748 0.152
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.078 0.103
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.837 0.119
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.751 0.116
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.893 -0.309
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.575 0.127
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.460 0.142
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.446 -0.179
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.074 -0.326
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 1.915 -0.305
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.074 -0.186
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.613 0.157
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.183 0.124
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.028 -0.325
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.434 -0.155
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.757 0.115
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.381 -0.698
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 3.456 -0.449
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.700 -1.191
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.759 0.354
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.910 0.307
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.882 0.169
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.127 0.133
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.496 0.195
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.575 -0.375
NaS Sodium sulfide rNaS 2.489 2.229 -0.260
129 molecules.