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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/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.675 0.190
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.632 0.201
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.436 0.337
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.112 0.290
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.697 0.107
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.856 0.142
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.720 0.159
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.213 3.128
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.437 2.350
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.275 0.799
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.763 0.665
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.528 0.458
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.527 0.227
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.772 0.565
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.160 0.127
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.216 0.178
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.591 0.159
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.596 0.179
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.666 0.132
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.683 0.106
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.430 0.149
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.080 0.189
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.719 0.174
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.769 0.123
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.270 0.105
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.746 0.130
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.750 0.121
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.769 0.172
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.840 0.144
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 2.269 0.105
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.801 0.208
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.870 0.117
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.700 0.230
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.645 0.119
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.711 0.107
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.295 -0.155
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.773 0.162
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.004 0.104
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.862 0.158
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 2.067 0.150
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.220 0.164
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.664 0.102
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.179 0.129
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.701 0.107
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.730 0.191
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.574 0.165
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.746 0.150
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.727 0.139
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.683 0.107
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.618 0.137
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.618 0.117
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.539 0.115
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.297 0.161
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.707 0.127
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.219 0.152
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.212 0.151
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.580 0.104
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.292 0.135
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.327 0.118
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.200 0.105
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.679 0.114
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.740 0.144
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.847 0.129
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.726 0.127
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.805 0.162
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.315 0.160
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.048 0.150
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.595 0.277
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.047 0.163
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.613 0.157
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.232 0.174
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.029 0.140
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.786 0.144
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.633 0.228
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.821 0.218
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.861 0.148
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.797 0.136
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.178 0.184
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.736 0.130
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.471 0.170
89 molecules.