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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 PBEPBE/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.676 0.191
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.930 0.131
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.646 0.215
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.912 0.135
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.855 0.100
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.928 0.130
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane rCCl 1.747 1.864 0.117
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.847 0.103
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane rSiCl 2.026 2.177 0.151
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.851 0.107
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.845 0.103
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.432 0.357
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.286 0.982
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro- rCCl 1.736 1.851 0.115
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.018 0.103
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.926 0.111
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.904 0.108
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- rCCl 1.796 1.898 0.102
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.105 -0.425
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.453 0.354
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane rCCl 1.762 1.877 0.115
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rOCl 1.674 1.877 0.203
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.855 0.110
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro- rCCl 1.799 1.904 0.105
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.516 0.109
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.923 0.144
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.142 0.320
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.720 0.130
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.903 0.189
HCCl Chloromethylene rCCl 1.696 1.846 0.150
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.805 0.101
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.756 0.195
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.092 0.117
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.782 0.252
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.601 0.196
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.251 3.166
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.453 2.366
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.289 0.813
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.838 0.751
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.791 0.693
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.534 0.464
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.101 -0.414
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.531 0.231
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.872 0.665
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.915 0.155
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.182 0.149
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.254 0.216
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.721 0.114
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.634 0.202
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.632 0.214
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.816 0.150
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 2.030 0.389
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.704 0.300
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.694 0.280
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.694 0.160
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.710 0.133
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.508 0.102
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.353 0.277
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSO 1.443 1.614 0.171
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.467 0.186
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.931 0.110
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.423 0.101
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.138 0.247
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.208 0.220
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rFS 1.585 1.802 0.217
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride rOS 1.413 1.594 0.181
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.473 0.108
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.760 0.215
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.811 0.165
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.309 0.144
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride rAsF 1.656 1.757 0.101
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.721 1.902 0.181
BrF3 Bromine trifluoride rFBr 1.810 1.953 0.143
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.294 0.122
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.901 0.212
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.774 1.931 0.157
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.761 0.145
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide rPBr 2.220 2.373 0.153
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.785 0.157
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.893 0.296
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.894 0.197
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.855 0.158
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.269 0.188
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.295 0.132
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.818 0.224
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.931 0.177
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.743 0.273
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.298 0.112
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 1.613 0.103
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.883 0.101
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.229 0.216
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.670 0.144
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.734 0.130
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.389 0.119
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.623 0.126
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.290 -0.160
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide rCSi 1.836 1.938 0.101
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.192 0.115
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.108 0.132
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.532 -0.568
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.919 0.154
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 1.996 0.103
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.292 0.126
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.572 0.137
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.015 -0.205
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.792 0.182
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.043 0.143
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 2.017 0.313
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.313 -0.112
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.048 0.119
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.769 0.449
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.878 0.120
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.118 0.201
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.751 0.111
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.260 0.204
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.817 0.135
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.683 0.121
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.313 0.103
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.200 0.149
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.962 0.128
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.718 0.124
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.363 0.126
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.288 0.158
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.885 0.235
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rSS 1.890 2.114 0.224
FSSF Difluorodisulfane rFS 1.635 1.805 0.170
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.773 0.234
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.786 0.190
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.593 0.184
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 2.082 0.207
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.326 0.296
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.767 0.191
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.760 0.172
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.701 0.125
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.137 0.170
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.657 0.176
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.659 0.159
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.581 0.157
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.409 0.369
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.256 0.912
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.255 0.202
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.054 2.256 0.202
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.336 0.200
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.880 0.121
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.734 0.155
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.246 0.179
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.236 0.175
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.921 0.156
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.825 0.120
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.825 0.106
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion rOP 1.540 1.705 0.165
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.614 0.138
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.187 0.184
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.331 0.174
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.352 0.143
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.235 0.140
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.702 0.137
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.765 0.169
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.186 0.210
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.692 0.255
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.870 0.153
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.775 0.140
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation rFP 1.500 1.673 0.173
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.755 0.156
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.306 0.104
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.866 0.223
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.569 0.121
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.760 0.605
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.071 0.173
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.626 0.308
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.106 0.221
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.652 0.195
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.283 0.224
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.594 0.132
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.410 0.115
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.071 0.182
S2+ sulfur diatomic cation rSS 1.825 1.992 0.167
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.842 0.200
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.537 -0.354
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.956 0.353
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.651 0.246
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.958 0.245
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.337 0.121
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.836 0.175
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.225 0.231
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.766 0.160
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.512 0.210
189 molecules.