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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 PM6

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCO 1.420 2.836 1.416
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCC 1.540 2.730 1.190
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rOH 1.000 1.535 0.535
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCH 1.095 0.962 -0.133
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rSH 1.345 1.094 -0.251
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.498 0.450
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.421 1.304
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.194 0.748
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rSH 1.336 1.117 -0.219
C2F4 Tetrafluoroethylene rCF 1.319 1.500 0.181
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene rCCl 1.718 1.500 -0.218
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.452 0.377
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.259 0.956
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.038 -0.362
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rCS 1.819 1.685 -0.134
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.437 0.338
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.188 -0.342
MgO magnesium oxide rMgO 1.749 1.632 -0.117
LiOH lithium hydroxide rOH 0.969 0.845 -0.124
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.149 0.103
Si2H6 disilane rSiSi 2.320 2.188 -0.132
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 1.771 -0.204
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.230 3.145
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.395 2.308
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.268 0.792
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.789 0.702
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.772 0.674
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.511 0.441
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.086 -0.429
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.513 0.213
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.722 0.515
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.229 -0.102
C4H5N Cyclopropanecarbonitrile rCC 1.513 1.630 0.117
LiCl- lithium chloride anion rLiCl 2.180 3.110 0.930
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCC 1.246 1.374 0.128
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.262 -0.333
HClO4 perchloric acid rOH 0.980 3.324 2.344
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.419 -0.222
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.629 0.215
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.287 -0.599
NaCl Sodium Chloride rNaCl 2.361 1.700 -0.661
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 1.990 -0.512
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 1.645 -0.597
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.996 0.175
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.226 -0.124
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.105 -0.102
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.526 -0.120
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.645 0.100
AsF3 Arsenic trifluoride rAsF 1.706 1.843 0.137
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.799 0.143
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 1.895 -0.277
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.362 -0.201
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide rClO 1.696 1.886 0.190
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 0.543 -0.538
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.168 -0.110
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation rHBr 1.448 1.782 0.333
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.203 -0.122
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 1.400 -0.110
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.528 0.136
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.632 -0.150
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.541 -0.323
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.026 -0.578
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.621 -0.122
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.666 0.396
MgS magnesium sulfide rMgS 2.143 1.933 -0.209
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.847 0.258
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 1.214 -1.236
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 1.155 -0.955
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.874 -0.204
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 5.418 3.653
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.715 -0.385
P2+ phosphorus diatomic cation rPP 1.986 1.782 -0.204
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 1.535 -0.365
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.189 -0.237
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 1.592 -1.297
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 4.588 2.268
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.749 0.991
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 1.864 -0.382
GaH Gallium monohydride rGaH 1.663 1.541 -0.122
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.133 0.258
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.512 -0.273
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.140 0.110
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.248 0.208
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.069 -0.171
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.043 0.699
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 0.929 -0.726
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.996 0.231
ZnH2 Zinc hydride rZnH 1.535 1.693 0.158
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 1.504 -0.956
AsF Arsenic monofluoride rFAs 1.736 1.847 0.111
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rOO 1.200 1.094 -0.106
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.441 -0.202
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.067 0.130
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 1.822 -0.495
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 1.934 -0.168
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 4.750 1.672
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 2.808 -1.097
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.370 -0.248
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 1.705 -2.185
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.591 -0.110
ScH Scandium monohydride rScH 1.775 1.221 -0.554
HCS+ Thioformyl cation rCS 1.478 1.343 -0.135
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.989 -0.227
XeH+ Xenon, protonated rXeH 1.603 8.767 7.164
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 1.072 -1.230
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.775 -0.175
NaS Sodium sulfide rNaS 2.489 1.668 -0.821
109 molecules.