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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 TPSSh/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.957 0.158
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.619 0.134
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 2.010 0.233
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.626 0.195
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- rCN 1.489 1.592 0.103
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane rCBr 1.923 2.027 0.103
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.906 0.162
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.946 0.194
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.862 0.118
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.553 0.105
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.434 0.359
N2H4 Hydrazine rNN 1.446 1.556 0.110
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.102 -0.428
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.472 0.373
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.900 0.155
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCC 1.493 1.594 0.101
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.055 -0.475
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.136 0.314
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 1.021 0.109
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.456 -0.126
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.914 0.200
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.830 0.126
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.744 0.183
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNO 1.139 1.245 0.106
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.263 3.178
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.485 2.398
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.280 0.804
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.840 0.753
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.795 0.697
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.785 0.687
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.524 0.454
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.104 -0.411
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.518 0.218
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 2.016 0.810
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.121 0.157
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.872 0.112
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.741 0.134
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.623 0.191
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.638 0.221
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.057 -0.114
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.429 0.115
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.682 0.148
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.686 0.109
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.551 -0.160
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.110 -0.132
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.526 0.120
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.199 1.304 0.105
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.211 1.313 0.102
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.385 0.172
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.087 0.195
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.088 0.113
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.616 -0.109
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.752 0.207
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.753 0.107
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.452 -0.111
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.272 0.136
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.746 0.117
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.892 0.296
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.874 0.177
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.807 0.110
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.254 0.173
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.943 0.154
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.305 0.125
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.711 0.117
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.886 0.132
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.799 0.329
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.199 0.133
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide rNO 1.193 1.305 0.112
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.287 -0.105
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.930 0.148
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNO 1.190 1.296 0.106
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.400 -0.343
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.858 -0.154
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 1.875 -0.575
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.782 -0.328
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 1.992 -0.143
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.798 0.188
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.888 0.183
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.485 -0.404
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.521 0.201
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.035 -0.145
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.929 0.104
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.857 0.175
GeH3F monofluorogermane rGeH 1.515 1.405 -0.109
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.395 -0.268
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.414 -0.174
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.294 0.319
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.773 0.234
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.613 0.204
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.762 0.166
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.285 0.350
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.095 0.422
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.698 0.111
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.552 0.128
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.602 0.121
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.608 0.108
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.437 -0.338
HOI Hypoiodous acid rOI 1.994 2.096 0.102
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.628 -0.102
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.053 0.185
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.601 -0.144
GeF+ Germanium monofluoride cation rFGe 1.665 1.556 -0.110
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.765 0.169
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.851 0.134
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.767 0.132
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.913 -0.289
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.583 0.135
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.761 0.118
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.562 0.407
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.464 0.147
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.446 -0.179
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.629 0.173
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.002 0.118
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.206 0.147
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.045 -0.307
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.424 -0.164
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.778 0.136
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.392 -0.686
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.769 0.364
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.961 0.358
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.919 0.206
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.702 0.106
C2H3NO Nitrosoethylene rCN 1.439 1.545 0.106
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.152 0.158
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.494 0.192
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.523 -0.427
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCN 1.142 1.247 0.105
127 molecules.