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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/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride rCCl 1.798 1.917 0.119
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.859 0.112
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.781 1.887 0.106
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime rNO 1.408 1.511 0.103
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.439 0.364
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.492 0.119
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.288 0.985
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.837 0.102
CH2FI fluoroiodomethane rCI 2.140 2.246 0.106
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite rOF 1.421 1.521 0.100
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.471 0.372
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.863 0.101
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.816 0.142
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.493 0.104
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate rNO 1.402 1.558 0.156
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.398 1.550 0.152
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.555 0.148
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.887 0.108
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.066 0.244
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 1.920 -0.126
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.825 0.114
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.882 0.168
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.076 0.101
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.238 3.153
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.470 2.383
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.292 0.816
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.849 0.762
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.795 0.697
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.549 0.479
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.097 -0.418
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.547 0.247
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.689 0.482
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.084 0.120
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.878 0.118
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.779 0.138
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.722 0.124
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.541 0.135
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.218 0.142
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.325 0.273
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.431 0.109
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.330 0.122
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.234 0.117
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.457 0.107
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.574 0.132
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.489 0.125
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.826 0.105
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.665 0.158
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.797 0.108
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.746 0.149
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.805 0.108
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.815 0.119
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.274 0.194
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.712 0.118
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.197 0.140
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.897 0.143
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.401 0.123
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.591 0.121
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.371 0.113
NHF2 difluoramine rNF 1.400 1.503 0.103
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.380 0.110
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.479 -0.110
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.291 -0.159
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.734 0.123
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.905 0.200
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.872 -0.180
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.707 0.387
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.868 0.110
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 2.019 0.179
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.600 -0.145
CuH Copper monohydride rCuH 1.463 1.796 0.333
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.155 0.125
N2F2 (Z)-Difluorodiazene rNF 1.384 1.494 0.110
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.302 0.262
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.101 -0.139
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.118 0.774
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide rNF 1.431 1.532 0.101
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.867 0.102
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.188 0.186
H2O3 Hydrogen trioxide rOO 1.428 1.534 0.106
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.699 0.103
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rOO 1.200 1.347 0.147
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.634 0.197
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.689 0.534
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.563 0.246
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.233 -0.167
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.096 -0.124
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.249 -0.830
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.408 -0.482
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.748 0.145
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.495 -0.207
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.226 0.155
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.489 0.187
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.809 -0.141
95 molecules.