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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 CISD/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.651 0.220
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.887 0.102
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.862 0.107
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.915 0.117
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.177 0.151
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.826 0.101
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.441 0.366
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.280 0.977
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.931 0.116
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.898 0.102
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.446 0.347
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.839 0.165
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.896 0.117
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.146 0.324
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.696 0.106
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.857 0.146
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.882 0.168
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.854 0.158
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.702 0.141
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.586 0.181
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.706 0.176
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.221 3.136
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.460 2.373
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.282 0.806
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.769 0.671
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.535 0.465
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.089 -0.426
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.536 0.236
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.767 0.560
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.886 0.126
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.974 0.153
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.193 0.160
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.264 0.226
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.803 0.112
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.598 0.166
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.601 0.183
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.862 0.196
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.132 0.111
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.743 0.339
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.742 0.328
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.819 0.178
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.409 0.167
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.321 0.245
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.590 0.147
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.501 0.220
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.981 0.160
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.160 0.269
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.245 0.257
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.566 0.153
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.735 0.150
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.702 0.157
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.762 0.116
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.306 0.141
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.825 0.104
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.823 0.134
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.785 0.169
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.378 0.157
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.780 0.152
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.755 0.158
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.845 0.148
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.848 0.151
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.318 0.154
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.840 0.247
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.893 0.139
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.723 0.254
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.302 0.116
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.246 0.233
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.648 0.121
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.717 0.113
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.481 0.211
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.339 -0.111
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.202 0.125
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.293 0.127
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.584 0.149
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.829 0.218
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.050 0.150
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.846 0.141
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.265 0.115
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.044 0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.445 0.687
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.620 0.300
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.106 0.189
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.380 0.134
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.284 0.228
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.331 0.121
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.217 0.166
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.946 0.112
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.705 0.110
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.382 0.145
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.312 0.182
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.793 0.143
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.170 0.280
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.752 0.117
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.588 0.179
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.706 0.167
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.727 0.131
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.047 0.172
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.258 0.228
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.716 0.140
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.731 0.144
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.683 0.107
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.634 0.153
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.652 0.152
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.564 0.140
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.418 0.378
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.268 0.924
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.267 0.214
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.268 0.214
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.371 0.235
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.867 0.108
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.707 0.128
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.264 0.197
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.263 0.202
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.821 0.166
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.967 0.202
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.585 2.125
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.682 0.142
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.598 0.122
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.212 0.210
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.346 0.189
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.381 0.172
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.242 0.147
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.673 0.108
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.770 0.174
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.211 0.236
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.876 0.158
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.762 0.127
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.653 0.153
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.744 0.145
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.327 0.125
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.801 0.158
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.085 0.148
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.089 0.191
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.293 0.138
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.697 0.380
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.073 0.189
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.629 0.173
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.278 0.219
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.572 0.110
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.432 0.137
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.074 0.185
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 1.993 0.168
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.904 0.118
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.795 0.154
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.190 0.111
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.223 0.318
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.712 1.822
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.686 0.281
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.773 0.170
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.840 0.127
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.348 0.132
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.816 0.154
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.229 0.235
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.745 0.139
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.499 0.197
158 molecules.