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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 BLYP/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.431 0.332
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.147 0.325
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.328 0.117
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.644 0.114
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.232 3.147
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.441 2.354
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.275 0.799
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.835 0.748
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.786 0.688
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.766 0.668
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.521 0.451
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.098 -0.417
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.521 0.221
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.750 0.544
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.819 0.178
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.508 0.104
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.348 0.106
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.088 0.100
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.696 0.110
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.771 0.155
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.715 0.118
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.808 0.112
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.183 0.103
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.567 0.100
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.825 0.232
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.855 0.101
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.575 0.105
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.923 0.141
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.397 0.127
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.288 -0.162
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.980 0.215
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.994 0.290
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.262 -0.164
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.911 1.153
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.706 0.386
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.644 0.105
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.977 0.102
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.165 0.135
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.322 0.282
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.113 -0.127
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.139 0.796
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.346 -0.114
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.189 0.187
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.780 0.137
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.672 0.517
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.596 0.278
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.252 -0.148
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.110 -0.110
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.162 0.104
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.006 0.101
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.775 0.172
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.851 0.138
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.551 0.249
55 molecules.