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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/SDD

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.676 0.191
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.619 0.188
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 2.418 -0.112
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.697 0.107
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.855 0.141
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.727 0.166
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 1.749 0.542
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.925 0.104
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.157 0.124
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.244 0.206
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.573 0.141
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.577 0.159
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.285 0.115
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.663 0.129
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.685 0.108
NaI Sodium Iodide rNaI 2.711 2.813 0.101
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.408 0.127
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.123 0.232
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.709 0.164
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.792 0.146
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.278 0.113
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.285 0.102
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.758 0.129
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.779 0.182
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.872 0.176
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.811 0.113
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.209 0.128
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.308 0.144
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.871 0.118
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.709 0.239
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.298 0.112
LiI Lithium Iodide rLiI 2.392 2.503 0.111
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.635 0.109
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.712 0.108
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.340 -0.110
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.782 0.172
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.007 0.107
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.870 0.166
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.648 0.328
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.056 0.298
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.086 0.169
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.250 0.194
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.799 0.117
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.324 0.114
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.180 0.129
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.702 0.108
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.370 0.133
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.737 0.198
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.759 0.163
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.551 0.142
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.724 0.137
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.682 0.106
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.600 0.119
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.300 0.164
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.861 0.102
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.704 0.124
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.219 0.152
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.212 0.151
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.297 0.140
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.016 0.148
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.355 0.146
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.199 0.104
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.677 0.112
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.744 0.148
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.851 0.133
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.742 0.107
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.724 0.125
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.322 0.120
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.838 0.195
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.672 0.517
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.045 0.147
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.073 0.188
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.594 0.138
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.265 0.206
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.412 0.117
GaBr Gallium monobromide rGaBr 2.352 2.465 0.112
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.045 0.156
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.775 0.133
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.669 0.132
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.856 0.253
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.618 0.213
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.905 0.192
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.783 0.121
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.212 0.218
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.733 0.127
97 molecules.