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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 CID/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.587 0.156
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.906 0.121
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.889 0.134
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.772 1.874 0.102
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.915 0.117
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.894 0.147
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.865 0.100
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.163 0.137
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.861 0.117
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.894 0.112
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.831 0.106
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.259 0.956
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.879 0.143
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.942 0.127
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.910 0.114
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.906 0.110
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.906 0.144
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.896 0.122
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.820 0.146
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.886 0.141
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.277 0.239
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.904 0.125
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.681 0.151
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.044 0.222
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.885 0.174
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.959 0.245
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.888 0.192
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.828 0.124
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.533 0.128
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.633 0.103
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.742 0.535
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.890 0.130
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.979 0.158
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.183 0.150
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.832 0.141
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.561 0.129
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.553 0.135
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.877 0.211
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.938 0.272
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.657 0.253
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.660 0.246
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.782 0.141
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.838 0.127
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.405 0.163
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.373 0.297
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.544 0.101
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.504 0.223
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.017 0.196
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.195 0.303
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.265 0.277
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.534 0.121
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.316 0.150
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.706 0.237
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.835 0.219
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.424 0.204
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.317 0.134
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.753 0.125
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.732 0.135
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.804 0.108
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.691 1.831 0.140
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.549 0.229
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.305 0.141
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.865 0.272
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.894 0.141
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.291 0.105
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.272 0.213
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.744 -0.120
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.273 0.261
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.477 0.207
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.654 0.157
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.694 0.105
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.201 0.123
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.077 0.101
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.987 -0.113
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.622 0.187
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.805 0.194
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.121 0.221
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.825 0.121
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.991 0.102
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.251 0.101
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.105 0.347
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.595 0.275
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.127 0.210
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.316 0.260
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.366 0.156
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.212 0.161
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.627 -0.118
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.291 0.161
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.250 0.360
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.535 0.126
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.999 0.124
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.313 0.283
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.195 0.228
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.628 0.128
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.541 0.117
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.596 0.114
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.396 0.356
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.298 0.954
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.298 0.245
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.298 0.244
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.379 0.243
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.772 0.117
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.900 0.135
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.607 2.147
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.653 0.113
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.208 0.206
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.986 0.118
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.409 0.200
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.251 0.156
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.719 0.123
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.197 0.222
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.699 0.262
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.847 0.112
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.843 0.115
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.317 0.115
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.092 0.155
BBr Boron monobromide rBBr 1.888 1.998 0.110
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.694 0.376
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.327 0.268
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.429 0.134
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.095 0.206
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.007 0.182
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.785 0.143
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.225 0.146
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.219 0.314
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.151 1.261
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.642 0.237
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.728 0.125
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.782 0.120
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.276 0.282
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.481 0.179
131 molecules.