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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/LANL2DZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.687 0.202
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.633 0.202
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.436 0.361
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.442 0.343
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.425 -0.105
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.100 0.277
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.852 0.138
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.734 0.173
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.228 3.143
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.455 2.368
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.287 0.811
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.829 0.742
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.541 0.471
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.544 0.244
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.754 0.547
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.148 0.115
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.251 0.213
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.591 0.159
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.595 0.177
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.299 0.129
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.673 0.139
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.693 0.116
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.831 0.120
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.469 0.188
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.117 0.226
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.722 0.177
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.795 0.149
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.286 0.120
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.805 0.189
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.308 0.125
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.760 0.132
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.790 0.193
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.869 0.172
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.811 0.114
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.585 -0.205
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.292 0.128
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.844 0.250
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.872 0.118
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.715 0.245
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.505 0.113
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.332 -0.118
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.296 0.130
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.584 0.149
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.781 0.171
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.029 0.129
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.873 0.168
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.656 0.336
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.984 0.226
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.100 0.183
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.257 0.201
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.800 0.118
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.336 0.126
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.169 0.119
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.697 0.102
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.376 0.139
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.094 0.120
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.746 0.207
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.766 0.170
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.570 0.161
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.059 0.124
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.735 0.148
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.614 0.133
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.613 0.113
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.531 0.107
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.326 0.190
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.871 0.112
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.714 0.135
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.204 0.137
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.196 0.135
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.311 0.154
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 1.999 0.131
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.363 0.154
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.212 0.117
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.667 0.102
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.746 0.150
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.865 0.148
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.753 0.118
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.735 0.135
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.847 0.204
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.041 0.104
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.582 0.264
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.081 0.197
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.611 0.155
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.267 0.209
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.452 0.157
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.471 0.119
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.060 0.170
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.781 0.139
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.182 0.104
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.663 0.126
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.861 0.258
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.631 0.226
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.901 0.188
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.791 0.129
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.211 0.217
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.743 0.137
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.468 0.167
102 molecules.