return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Geometry > Bad Calculations > Bad Calculated Bond Lengths OR Resources > Bad Calculations > Geometry > Bad Calculated Bond Lengths

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 MP4/6-31G

17 02 03 13 22
Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CS carbon monosulfide rCS 1.535 1.676 0.141
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.663 0.231
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide rOO 1.475 1.586 0.111
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412 1.535 0.123
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.314 0.106
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.258 0.270
HNO2 Nitrous acid rNO 1.442 1.599 0.157
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.406 0.160
8 molecules.