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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/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.652 0.221
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.887 0.102
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.867 0.112
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.919 0.121
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.849 0.102
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.188 0.162
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane rCCl 1.776 1.885 0.109
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.847 0.103
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.729 1.836 0.107
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde rCCl 1.782 1.889 0.107
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene rCCl 1.725 1.841 0.116
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.853 0.111
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.451 0.376
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.300 0.997
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.843 0.107
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.937 0.122
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.904 0.108
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.900 0.104
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene rCCl 1.736 1.836 0.100
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.460 0.361
HCCCl Chloroacetylene rCCl 1.637 1.745 0.108
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.869 0.107
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.859 0.185
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.853 0.108
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl rSS 2.038 2.279 0.241
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.908 0.129
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.638 1.745 0.107
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.093 0.271
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.699 0.109
CCl2 dichloromethylene rCCl 1.711 1.864 0.153
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.894 0.180
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro- rCS 1.816 1.924 0.108
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.854 0.158
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.812 0.108
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.726 0.166
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.098 0.123
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.729 0.199
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.585 0.180
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.247 3.162
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.481 2.394
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.296 0.820
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.836 0.749
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.790 0.692
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.780 0.682
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.544 0.474
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.096 -0.419
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.548 0.248
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.797 0.590
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.907 0.147
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.967 0.147
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.198 0.165
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.289 0.251
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.803 0.112
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.605 0.172
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.606 0.188
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.863 0.196
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.132 0.111
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene rCCl 1.612 1.743 0.131
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.717 0.313
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.712 0.298
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.878 0.237
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.396 0.153
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.379 0.303
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.581 0.138
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.507 0.226
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.981 0.160
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.427 0.105
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.167 0.275
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.252 0.264
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.756 0.171
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.565 0.153
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.727 0.182
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.776 0.130
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.321 0.155
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.853 0.132
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.910 0.100
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.862 0.173
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.882 0.108
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.785 0.169
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.395 0.175
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.287 0.104
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.785 0.157
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.794 0.197
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.873 0.177
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.857 0.160
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.317 0.154
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.840 0.246
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSS 1.931 2.219 0.288
ClSSCl Disulfur dichloride rSCl 2.057 2.286 0.229
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.928 0.175
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.721 0.251
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.305 0.119
S8 Octasulfur rSS 2.059 2.282 0.223
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.264 0.251
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.647 0.120
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.716 0.112
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.471 0.201
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.338 -0.112
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.215 0.137
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide rPO 1.467 1.594 0.128
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.099 0.123
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 2.013 0.119
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.303 0.137
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.614 0.179
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.781 0.170
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.050 0.150
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.883 0.179
LiS Lithium monosulfide rLiS 2.150 2.264 0.114
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.042 0.113
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.445 0.687
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.621 0.301
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.117 0.200
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.390 0.144
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.299 0.242
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.668 0.105
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.334 0.124
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.220 0.170
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.956 0.122
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.708 0.113
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.383 0.146
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.314 0.183
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.843 0.193
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.201 0.311
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.767 0.132
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.737 0.198
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.584 0.175
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.748 0.152
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.077 0.202
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.322 0.292
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.739 0.163
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.742 0.154
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.687 0.111
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.111 0.144
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.668 0.168
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.576 0.152
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.621 0.140
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.427 0.387
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.290 0.946
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.290 0.237
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.290 0.236
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.377 0.241
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.870 0.112
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.712 0.133
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.266 0.199
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.263 0.202
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.820 0.165
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.900 0.135
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.830 0.111
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.817 2.357
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.682 0.142
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.598 0.122
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.203 0.200
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.362 0.205
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.379 0.170
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.238 0.142
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.679 0.114
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.711 0.115
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.174 0.199
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.713 0.276
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.818 0.101
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.649 0.149
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.739 0.139
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z) rCCl 1.735 1.839 0.104
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E) rCCl 1.728 1.836 0.108
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.328 0.127
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.823 0.180
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.080 0.143
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.793 0.638
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.079 0.181
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.394 0.130
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.713 0.395
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.082 0.198
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.635 0.178
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.291 0.233
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.580 0.118
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.432 0.137
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.084 0.194
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 2.015 0.190
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.908 0.122
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.826 0.184
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.200 0.295
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.873 1.983
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.841 0.238
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.639 0.234
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.892 0.179
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.358 0.142
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.826 0.164
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.254 0.260
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.753 0.147
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.492 0.190
191 molecules.