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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/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride rCCl 1.767 1.876 0.109
CHCl3 Chloroform rCCl 1.762 1.871 0.109
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.689 0.204
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.962 0.163
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.658 0.227
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.946 0.169
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- rCCl 1.767 1.896 0.129
CH3Br methyl bromide rCBr 1.934 2.039 0.105
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.903 0.118
CH3SH Methanethiol rCS 1.818 1.923 0.105
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide rCBr 1.950 2.062 0.112
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.879 0.124
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.932 0.143
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCCl 1.726 1.845 0.119
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.944 0.124
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.879 0.112
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide rCS 1.802 1.912 0.110
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.963 0.165
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rCS 1.849 1.960 0.111
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.905 0.139
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.710 1.828 0.118
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.959 0.161
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737 1.859 0.122
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.889 0.142
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.877 0.112
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane rCCl 1.764 1.873 0.110
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.871 0.127
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.864 0.112
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.197 0.171
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.967 0.186
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.935 0.142
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.911 0.135
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene rCCl 1.720 1.828 0.108
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene rCCl 1.714 1.817 0.103
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.882 0.138
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.971 0.181
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.847 0.118
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- rCCl 1.798 1.934 0.136
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rCS 1.820 1.943 0.123
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.928 0.138
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.915 0.133
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.855 0.130
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.932 0.152
C4H4S Thiophene rCS 1.714 1.824 0.110
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.873 0.131
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)- rCCl 1.717 1.820 0.102
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- rCCl 1.718 1.836 0.118
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.623 0.107
C3H6S Thietane rCS 1.847 1.965 0.118
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.438 0.363
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.475 0.102
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.312 1.009
C3H6S3 1,3,5-Trithiane rCS 1.801 1.913 0.112
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.875 0.140
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.048 0.133
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.535 0.114
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.957 0.142
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.995 0.192
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.936 0.140
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.931 0.135
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rCS 1.819 1.947 0.128
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.582 0.168
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.736 1.847 0.112
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.105 -0.425
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.465 0.366
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.994 0.181
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.807 1.924 0.117
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.904 0.142
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.899 0.225
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.880 0.135
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.933 0.134
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate rNO 1.402 1.550 0.148
C5H6S Thiophene, 3-methyl- rCS 1.714 1.824 0.110
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.930 0.126
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- rCS 1.804 1.912 0.108
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.555 0.157
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.277 0.239
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rCS 1.810 1.922 0.112
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.541 0.134
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.934 0.140
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.962 0.183
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.152 0.330
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.723 0.133
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.890 0.179
C5H10S 2H-Thiopyran, tetrahydro- rCS 1.811 1.930 0.119
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.929 0.215
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.941 0.125
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.870 0.174
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.826 0.122
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.770 0.209
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.122 0.147
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.797 0.267
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.613 0.208
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.255 3.170
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.472 2.385
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.296 0.820
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.837 0.750
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.790 0.692
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.544 0.474
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.100 -0.415
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.539 0.239
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.916 0.710
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.944 0.184
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.825 0.176
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.966 0.145
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.201 0.168
C4H5NO Isoxazole, 5-methyl- rNO 1.403 1.514 0.111
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.287 0.249
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.803 0.112
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.732 0.125
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.644 0.212
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.645 0.227
AlCl3 Aluminum trichloride rAlCl 2.060 2.190 0.130
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.836 0.169
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.726 0.114
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.072 0.431
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.728 0.324
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.718 0.304
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.972 0.374
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.715 0.315
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.700 0.166
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.717 0.140
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.860 0.286
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.627 0.205
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.534 0.128
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.391 0.315
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.623 0.180
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.270 0.227
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.497 0.216
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.951 0.130
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.435 0.113
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.166 0.274
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.236 0.248
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.585 0.143
F2O Difluorine monoxide rFO 1.405 1.511 0.106
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.817 0.232
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.602 0.190
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.488 0.123
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.729 0.168
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.771 0.226
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.827 0.181
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.670 0.116
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.336 0.170
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.767 0.111
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.923 0.202
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.973 0.163
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.308 0.136
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.613 0.101
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.676 0.169
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.921 0.232
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.950 0.176
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.774 0.158
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.405 0.185
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.296 0.113
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.802 0.174
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.910 0.313
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.910 0.214
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.878 0.181
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.881 0.185
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.403 0.327
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.629 0.186
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.271 0.190
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.320 0.156
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.580 0.113
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.834 0.240
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.340 0.283
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.133 0.202
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.188 0.168
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.957 0.204
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.244 0.255
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPO 1.455 1.596 0.141
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.181 0.162
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.267 0.247
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.366 0.242
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.765 0.295
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.324 0.138
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 1.614 0.105
NHF2 difluoramine rNF 1.400 1.502 0.102
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.284 0.225
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.929 0.147
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.005 0.141
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.258 0.246
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.672 0.145
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.737 0.132
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.115 0.103
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.379 0.109
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.321 -0.129
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide rCSi 1.836 1.948 0.112
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.205 0.128
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.634 0.168
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.118 0.142
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.836 -0.264
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.925 0.160
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.006 0.113
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.425 0.215
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.319 0.153
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.598 0.163
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.024 -0.196
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.813 0.203
AlS Aluminum sulfide rAlS 2.029 2.148 0.119
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.058 0.158
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 2.042 0.338
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.059 0.130
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.303 0.545
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.807 0.487
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.143 0.226
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.764 0.124
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.246 0.106
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 2.060 0.220
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.407 0.188
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.294 0.238
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.828 0.146
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.771 1.876 0.105
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.685 0.123
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.334 0.124
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.219 0.168
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rFP 1.524 1.701 0.177
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPO 1.436 1.576 0.140
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.985 0.151
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.720 0.126
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.262 0.186
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.388 0.151
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.302 0.172
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.145 0.255
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.817 0.182
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.788 0.249
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.803 0.207
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.603 0.194
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.106 0.231
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.376 0.346
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.783 0.207
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.514 0.130
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.773 0.185
HPO Hydrogen phosphorus oxide rPO 1.512 1.629 0.117
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.703 0.127
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.147 0.180
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.668 0.187
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.669 0.169
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.589 0.165
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.432 0.392
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.288 0.944
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.288 0.235
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.288 0.234
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.540 0.109
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.364 0.228
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.898 0.139
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.741 0.162
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.268 0.201
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.257 0.196
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.942 0.177
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.864 0.145
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.713 0.173
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.619 0.143
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.190 0.188
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.360 0.203
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.537 0.109
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.375 0.166
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.253 0.157
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.706 0.141
MgCl magnesium monochloride rMgCl 2.199 2.322 0.123
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.784 0.188
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.213 0.238
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.707 0.270
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.889 0.172
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.791 0.156
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.678 0.178
PF phosphorus monofluoride rFP 1.593 1.749 0.156
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.768 0.168
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.852 0.117
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.849 0.121
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.328 0.126
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.232 0.215
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.883 0.240
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.576 0.128
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.054 0.117
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.814 0.659
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.092 0.194
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.643 0.325
BCl boron monochloride rBCl 1.719 1.833 0.114
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.133 0.249
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.662 0.206
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.315 0.257
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.596 0.134
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.427 0.132
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.094 0.205
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.011 0.186
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.862 0.220
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.053 0.163
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 2.056 0.343
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.931 0.328
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.653 0.248
C4H5NO 3-Methylisoxazole rNO 1.403 1.512 0.109
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.593 -0.108
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.359 0.144
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.770 0.102
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.376 0.305
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.095 0.189
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.856 0.195
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.256 0.262
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.778 0.172
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.542 0.241
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