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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.935 0.136
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.618 0.133
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.979 0.202
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.626 0.195
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- rNO 1.224 1.328 0.104
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.888 0.144
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.915 0.163
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.858 0.114
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate rCO 1.448 1.553 0.105
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.438 0.363
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.463 0.364
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.882 0.137
CH3NO nitrosomethane rCN 1.482 1.587 0.105
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.061 -0.469
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.075 0.253
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 1.012 0.100
LiOH lithium hydroxide rLiO 1.582 1.451 -0.131
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.901 0.187
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.823 0.119
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.721 0.160
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNO 1.139 1.252 0.113
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.264 3.179
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.485 2.398
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.278 0.802
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 1.782 0.684
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.524 0.454
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.519 0.219
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.994 0.787
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.105 0.141
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.860 0.100
TeO2 Tellurium Dioxide rOTe 1.830 1.955 0.125
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.764 0.157
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.639 0.207
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.647 0.229
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.048 -0.123
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.420 0.105
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.660 0.126
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.545 -0.166
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.106 -0.137
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.199 1.310 0.111
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.211 1.317 0.106
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.509 0.103
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.392 0.179
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.089 0.197
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.080 0.105
GaF3 Gallium trifluoride rFGa 1.725 1.604 -0.121
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.734 0.189
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.443 -0.121
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNO 1.136 1.280 0.144
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.730 0.101
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.907 0.310
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.876 0.179
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.937 0.147
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNO 1.180 1.311 0.131
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.714 0.120
N2O Nitrous oxide rNN 1.128 1.247 0.119
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.880 0.127
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.796 0.326
NO+ nitric oxide cation rNO 1.066 1.223 0.157
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide rNO 1.193 1.312 0.119
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.277 -0.115
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.920 0.138
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNO 1.190 1.303 0.113
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.441 -0.302
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 1.891 -0.121
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 1.990 -0.460
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.830 -0.280
GeSe Germanium monoselenide rGeSe 2.135 2.026 -0.108
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.794 0.184
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.850 0.146
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.449 -0.440
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.442 0.122
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.017 0.100
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.034 -0.146
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.931 0.106
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.835 0.153
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.416 -0.247
GeH germylidene rGeH 1.588 1.427 -0.161
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 13.357 11.383
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.757 0.218
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.602 0.193
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.745 0.149
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 12.172 10.237
NH3BF3 Amminetrifluoroboron rBN 1.673 2.044 0.371
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.577 0.153
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.606 0.125
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.623 0.123
GaF Gallium monofluoride rFGa 1.774 1.437 -0.337
MgH magnesium monohydride rMgH 1.730 1.620 -0.110
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.044 0.176
GeF Germanium monofluoride rFGe 1.745 1.626 -0.119
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.756 0.160
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.089 0.113
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.844 0.127
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.754 0.119
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 1.963 -0.239
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.576 0.128
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.745 0.102
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.638 0.483
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.457 0.139
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.477 -0.147
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.644 0.188
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.021 0.137
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.208 0.150
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.099 -0.253
GeH2 germylene rGeH 1.588 1.445 -0.143
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.791 0.149
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.375 -0.704
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 2.020 0.417
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.749 0.344
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.965 0.252
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.721 0.125
C2H3NO Nitrosoethylene rCN 1.439 1.540 0.101
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.133 0.139
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.552 0.251
119 molecules.