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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 CCD/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.593 0.162
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.913 0.127
CH3SH Methanethiol rCS 1.818 1.920 0.102
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.898 0.143
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.924 0.104
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.884 0.117
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide rCS 1.802 1.911 0.109
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.924 0.126
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.911 0.164
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.879 0.114
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.882 0.138
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.886 0.134
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.174 0.148
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.900 0.124
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene rCCl 1.706 1.807 0.101
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.887 0.143
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.842 0.113
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.908 0.126
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.847 0.122
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.864 0.122
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.451 0.376
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.474 0.101
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.275 0.971
C3H6S3 1,3,5-Trithiane rCS 1.801 1.902 0.100
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.898 0.163
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.023 0.108
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.952 0.137
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.920 0.124
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.916 0.120
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.736 1.842 0.106
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.463 0.364
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.807 1.913 0.106
HCCCl Chloroacetylene rCCl 1.637 1.747 0.110
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.918 0.156
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.905 0.131
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.846 0.172
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.901 0.156
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.307 0.269
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rCS 1.810 1.915 0.105
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.918 0.139
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.638 1.744 0.107
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.683 0.153
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.028 0.206
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.899 0.188
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.977 0.263
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.929 0.113
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.895 0.199
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.844 0.139
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.099 0.124
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.540 0.135
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.649 0.119
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.220 3.135
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.476 2.389
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.289 0.813
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.841 0.754
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.788 0.690
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.550 0.480
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.554 0.254
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.771 0.565
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.917 0.157
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.980 0.159
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.190 0.157
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.320 0.282
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.829 0.138
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.574 0.142
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.564 0.146
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.880 0.213
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.121 0.100
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.949 0.283
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.741 0.130
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.648 0.244
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.645 0.231
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.846 0.205
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.839 0.127
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.405 0.163
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.421 0.345
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.552 0.109
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.513 0.232
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.018 0.197
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.169 0.118
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.223 0.107
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.311 0.104
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.210 0.318
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.279 0.291
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.540 0.127
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.685 0.100
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.658 0.113
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.330 0.165
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.716 0.247
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.837 0.221
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.445 0.225
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.326 0.143
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.766 0.138
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.779 0.182
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.841 0.144
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.848 0.151
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.559 0.238
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.307 0.143
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.866 0.273
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.264 0.333
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.311 0.254
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.934 0.181
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.478 0.145
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.712 0.242
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.296 0.110
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.313 0.254
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.296 0.283
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.477 0.207
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.643 0.146
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.694 0.105
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.214 0.136
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.568 0.102
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.079 0.103
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.000 -0.100
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.006 0.113
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.346 0.180
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.652 0.217
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.803 0.192
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.105 0.205
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.867 0.162
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.991 0.102
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.252 0.102
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.031 0.102
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.113 0.355
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.597 0.277
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.145 0.228
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.334 0.277
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.371 0.161
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.217 0.166
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.592 0.160
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.419 0.182
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.293 0.163
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.796 0.146
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.289 0.399
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.087 0.112
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.541 0.132
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.651 0.112
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.048 0.113
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.088 0.213
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.897 0.113
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.368 0.338
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.694 0.107
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.203 0.236
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.647 0.147
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.559 0.135
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.600 0.119
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.403 0.363
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.322 0.979
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.322 0.269
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.322 0.269
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.390 0.254
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.263 0.196
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.259 0.197
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.772 0.117
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.897 0.132
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.835 0.116
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.810 2.350
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.662 0.122
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.577 0.102
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.208 0.206
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.373 0.216
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.984 0.116
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.411 0.202
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.255 0.160
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.718 0.122
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.196 0.221
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.700 0.264
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.859 0.124
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.855 0.127
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.319 0.117
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.087 0.150
BBr Boron monobromide rBBr 1.888 2.001 0.113
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.429 0.164
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.702 0.384
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.106 0.222
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.620 0.163
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.342 0.283
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.430 0.135
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.111 0.222
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.041 0.216
As2 Arsenic diatomic rAsAs 2.103 2.210 0.107
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.819 0.177
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.225 0.146
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.220 0.315
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.233 1.342
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.716 0.179
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.622 0.217
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.790 0.187
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.841 0.128
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.576 -0.126
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.359 0.143
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.796 0.134
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.301 0.307
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.482 0.181
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