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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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.713 0.228
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.670 0.239
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.886 0.109
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.907 0.109
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.451 0.376
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.448 0.349
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.884 0.106
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.389 -0.141
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.994 0.172
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.723 0.133
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.846 0.132
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.756 0.195
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.275 3.190
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.490 2.403
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.303 0.827
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.843 0.756
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.792 0.694
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.554 0.484
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.098 -0.417
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.557 0.257
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.788 0.581
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.929 0.108
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.176 0.143
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.227 0.189
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.609 0.177
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.622 0.204
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.161 0.141
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.277 0.107
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.690 0.156
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.704 0.127
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.844 0.133
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.358 0.115
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.406 0.125
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.079 0.187
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.745 0.200
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.812 0.166
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.287 0.121
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.703 0.139
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.774 0.158
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.311 0.128
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.765 0.136
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.787 0.191
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.868 0.171
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.817 0.120
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.585 -0.205
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.289 0.125
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.824 0.230
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.874 0.121
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.721 0.251
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.744 0.139
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.663 0.136
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.604 0.107
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.308 -0.142
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.775 0.164
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.030 0.130
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.865 0.161
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.032 0.102
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.154 0.396
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.668 0.348
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.087 0.170
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.231 0.175
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.817 0.135
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.675 0.112
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.339 0.129
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.197 0.146
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.721 0.127
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.381 0.144
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.760 0.106
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.104 0.130
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.774 0.235
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.788 0.192
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.599 0.190
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.079 0.144
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.752 0.165
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.698 0.122
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.626 0.145
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.625 0.125
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.545 0.121
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.285 0.149
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.868 0.109
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.735 0.156
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.238 0.171
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.232 0.171
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.586 0.110
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.290 0.133
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.009 0.141
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.369 0.160
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.229 0.134
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.695 0.130
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.746 0.150
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.854 0.136
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.745 0.110
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.750 0.150
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.861 0.218
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.551 0.103
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.078 0.141
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.326 0.171
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.064 0.166
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.555 0.238
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.068 0.183
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.630 0.174
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.250 0.192
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.568 0.106
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.445 0.150
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.048 0.159
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.797 0.155
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.288 0.209
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.663 0.126
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.854 0.251
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.653 0.248
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.896 0.183
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.325 0.109
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.770 0.102
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.810 0.148
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.180 0.186
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.764 0.158
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.599 0.297
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