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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/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.433 0.358
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.238 0.935
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.433 0.334
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.780 0.106
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.073 0.251
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.638 0.108
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.253 3.168
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.455 2.368
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.285 0.809
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.841 0.754
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.792 0.694
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.772 0.674
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.528 0.458
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.527 0.227
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.742 0.535
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.769 0.102
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.803 0.162
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.777 0.179
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.204 0.128
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.690 0.104
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.275 0.104
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.800 0.111
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.708 0.111
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.185 0.104
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.739 0.145
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.193 0.136
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.918 0.136
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.985 0.121
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.389 0.119
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.247 -0.203
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.120 0.144
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.936 0.171
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.207 0.107
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.974 0.270
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.276 -0.150
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 6.847 3.089
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.723 0.403
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.981 0.141
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.641 0.102
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.983 0.108
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.157 0.127
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.106 0.139
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.318 0.278
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.110 -0.130
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.133 0.790
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.137 0.135
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.596 0.160
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.769 0.126
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.505 0.350
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.516 0.199
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.256 -0.144
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.110 -0.110
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.759 0.156
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.836 0.123
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.534 -0.167
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.219 0.148
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.478 0.176
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