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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 wB97X-D/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.624 0.139
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.911 0.112
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.624 0.193
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.946 0.169
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.885 0.141
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.915 0.163
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.548 0.100
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.433 0.358
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.099 -0.431
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.459 0.360
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.879 0.134
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 1.998 -0.532
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.135 0.313
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.454 -0.128
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.893 0.179
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.818 0.114
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.722 0.162
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.247 3.162
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.473 2.386
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.274 0.798
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.835 0.748
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 1.101 -0.414
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.515 0.215
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.930 0.724
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.102 0.138
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.716 0.109
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.602 0.170
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.618 0.200
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.059 -0.111
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.422 0.107
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.666 0.132
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.553 -0.158
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.099 -0.144
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.065 0.173
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.080 0.105
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.606 -0.119
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.735 0.190
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.447 -0.117
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.263 0.127
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.730 0.102
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.872 0.275
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.844 0.148
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.252 0.171
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.947 0.157
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.296 0.116
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.710 0.116
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.861 0.108
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.785 0.315
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.188 0.122
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.556 -0.187
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.851 -0.161
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 1.990 -0.460
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.976 -0.134
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 1.985 -0.150
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.789 0.178
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.841 0.136
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.456 -0.433
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.909 0.151
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.469 0.149
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.029 -0.151
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.838 0.156
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 1.413 -0.102
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.354 -0.309
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.405 -0.183
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.215 0.241
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.751 0.212
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.598 0.189
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.749 0.153
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.206 0.271
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.027 0.354
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.534 0.110
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.584 0.103
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.434 -0.341
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.625 -0.104
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.040 0.173
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.601 -0.144
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 1.552 -0.113
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.750 0.154
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.837 0.119
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.748 0.113
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.912 -0.290
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.579 0.131
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.455 0.138
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.441 -0.183
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.611 0.155
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.181 0.122
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.043 -0.310
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.432 -0.157
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.754 0.112
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.381 -0.698
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.773 0.368
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.908 0.305
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.877 0.164
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.701 0.105
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.127 0.133
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.500 0.199
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.571 -0.378
100 molecules.