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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 MP2/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.677 0.192
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.632 0.201
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.880 0.103
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- rCCl 1.767 1.875 0.108
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.866 0.111
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride rCCl 1.789 1.901 0.112
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- rCCl 1.726 1.832 0.106
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.919 0.121
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.766 1.880 0.114
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- rCCl 1.710 1.818 0.108
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.944 0.146
CCl2O Phosgene rCCl 1.737 1.849 0.112
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.848 0.101
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.186 0.160
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.921 0.140
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.793 1.898 0.105
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.882 0.106
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.861 0.117
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.924 0.134
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.836 0.107
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.790 1.895 0.105
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.887 0.105
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.841 0.116
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.780 1.900 0.120
C4H4S Thiophene rCS 1.714 1.815 0.101
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.853 0.111
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- rCCl 1.718 1.824 0.106
CH2O2 Dioxirane rOO 1.516 1.649 0.134
C3H6S Thietane rCS 1.847 1.949 0.102
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.437 0.362
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.314 1.011
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.843 0.108
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.532 0.111
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.942 0.127
ClCN chlorocyanogen rCCl 1.629 1.730 0.101
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- rCCl 1.803 1.938 0.135
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.902 0.106
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.899 0.103
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.525 0.111
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.736 1.836 0.100
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.467 0.368
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro- rCCl 1.813 1.929 0.116
HCCCl Chloroacetylene rCCl 1.637 1.740 0.103
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.868 0.106
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.862 0.188
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.853 0.108
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.900 0.101
C5H6S Thiophene, 3-methyl- rCS 1.714 1.815 0.101
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.266 0.228
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro- rCCl 1.794 1.901 0.107
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.910 0.131
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.638 1.738 0.100
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.043 0.221
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.704 0.114
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.860 0.149
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.893 0.179
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.922 0.106
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.841 0.145
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.810 0.106
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.740 0.179
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.203 0.228
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.766 0.236
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.566 0.161
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.243 3.158
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.474 2.387
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.292 0.816
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.833 0.746
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.774 0.676
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.544 0.474
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.092 -0.423
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.548 0.248
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.812 0.605
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.913 0.153
CCl carbon monochloride rCCl 1.649 1.814 0.165
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.948 0.127
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.194 0.161
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.274 0.236
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.796 0.105
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.716 0.109
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.633 0.201
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.612 0.194
AlCl3 Aluminum trichloride rAlCl 2.060 2.188 0.128
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.862 0.195
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.130 0.109
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.737 0.125
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.976 0.335
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.647 0.243
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.633 0.219
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 2.054 0.456
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rClO 1.400 1.624 0.224
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.677 0.143
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.696 0.119
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.574 1.801 0.227
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rSO 1.422 1.586 0.164
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.378 0.135
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.462 0.386
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.561 0.118
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride rPCl 2.043 2.253 0.210
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.481 0.200
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.979 0.159
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.343 0.135
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.483 0.133
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.209 0.318
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.229 0.241
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.547 0.105
F2O Difluorine monoxide rFO 1.405 1.521 0.116
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.795 0.210
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.549 0.137
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.468 0.103
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.702 0.141
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.737 0.192
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.786 0.140
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride rSiF 1.554 1.655 0.101
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.316 0.150
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.862 0.141
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.928 0.118
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.276 0.105
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.648 0.136
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.795 0.288
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rFO 1.409 1.526 0.117
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.881 0.192
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.905 0.131
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.784 0.168
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.387 0.167
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.284 0.101
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.785 0.157
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.908 0.211
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.791 0.194
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.854 0.157
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.887 0.191
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.432 0.356
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride rSO 1.443 1.574 0.131
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.313 0.149
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.621 0.154
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.838 0.245
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.197 0.266
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.282 0.225
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane rSiCl 2.020 2.179 0.159
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.959 0.205
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPCl 1.989 2.227 0.238
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride rPO 1.455 1.573 0.118
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- rSiCl 2.019 2.171 0.152
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.124 2.353 0.229
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.241 0.221
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.704 0.234
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.303 0.117
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 1.630 0.120
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.275 0.216
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.970 0.188
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.130 0.266
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.251 0.239
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.652 0.126
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.720 0.116
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.112 0.100
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.501 0.231
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation rNS 1.440 1.634 0.194
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.524 0.170
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.184 0.107
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.599 0.132
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.103 0.127
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.077 0.183
P4 Phosphorus tetramer rPP 2.210 2.470 0.260
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.339 0.173
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.629 0.194
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.058 -0.162
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.763 0.152
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.075 0.175
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.900 0.196
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.995 0.106
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.259 0.109
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.063 0.133
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 2.143 0.226
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.399 0.153
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.324 0.184
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 2.081 0.241
P2H4 Diphosphine rPP 2.219 2.361 0.142
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.281 0.225
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.786 0.104
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.672 0.109
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.327 0.117
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.215 0.164
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rFP 1.524 1.676 0.152
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride rPO 1.436 1.551 0.115
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.953 0.119
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.710 0.115
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene rSiCl 2.076 2.249 0.173
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.375 0.138
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.306 0.175
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.803 0.153
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.174 0.284
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.778 0.143
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.760 0.221
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.768 0.172
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.556 0.147
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.325 0.294
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.754 0.178
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.505 0.121
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.747 0.160
HPO Hydrogen phosphorus oxide rPO 1.512 1.662 0.150
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.690 0.115
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.117 0.150
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.760 0.260
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.631 0.150
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.540 0.116
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.427 0.387
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.277 0.933
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.276 0.223
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.277 0.223
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.554 0.123
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.354 0.218
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.873 0.114
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.718 0.139
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.259 0.192
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.257 0.196
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.807 0.152
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.877 0.112
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.821 0.102
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.811 0.138
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.167 1.707
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.715 0.175
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.182 0.180
AlO Aluminum monoxide rAlO 1.618 1.744 0.126
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.348 0.191
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.538 0.110
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.372 0.163
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.234 0.139
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.683 0.118
MgCl magnesium monochloride rMgCl 2.199 2.319 0.120
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.696 0.100
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.161 0.186
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.382 -0.267
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rOO 1.200 1.372 0.172
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.712 0.275
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.654 0.154
PF phosphorus monofluoride rFP 1.593 1.732 0.140
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.734 0.135
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.837 0.102
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.833 0.105
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.321 0.119
PCl phosphorus chloride rPCl 2.018 2.230 0.212
PN Phosphorus mononitride rPN 1.491 1.656 0.165
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.920 0.277
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.068 0.131
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.649 0.331
BCl boron monochloride rBCl 1.719 1.826 0.107
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.112 -0.108
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.115 0.230
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.656 0.200
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.327 0.268
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.609 0.147
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.424 0.130
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.179 0.354
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.126 0.237
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 2.223 0.120
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.905 0.119
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.940 0.298
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.187 0.108
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.199 0.294
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.771 0.152
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.598 -1.293
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 2.577 0.974
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 2.279 0.566
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.565 0.160
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.576 -0.125
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.365 0.150
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.328 0.257
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSS 1.906 2.121 0.215
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.830 0.168
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.239 0.245
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.759 0.153
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.483 0.182
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