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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 PBEPBEultrafine/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.764 -1.219
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.957 0.158
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.638 0.153
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.600 0.169
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.918 0.141
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.897 0.112
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.888 0.133
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.921 0.101
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.871 0.104
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.928 0.130
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.891 0.147
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.910 0.158
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.889 0.145
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.854 0.112
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.434 0.359
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.477 0.104
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.031 0.116
CH2FI fluoroiodomethane rCI 2.140 2.257 0.117
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.940 0.125
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.105 -0.425
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.461 0.362
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.888 0.114
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.911 0.166
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester rNO 1.407 1.533 0.126
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.930 0.151
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.373 -0.157
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.120 0.298
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.970 0.256
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.840 0.136
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.690 0.129
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.094 0.119
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.237 3.152
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.452 2.365
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.286 0.810
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.853 0.766
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.798 0.700
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.541 0.471
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.098 -0.417
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.540 0.240
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.860 0.654
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.433 0.102
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.071 0.107
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.922 0.162
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.952 0.131
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.174 0.141
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.284 0.246
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.803 0.112
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.605 0.173
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.594 0.177
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.634 0.100
HNO3 Nitric acid rNO 1.406 1.521 0.115
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.477 0.196
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.321 0.113
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.179 0.288
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.237 0.250
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.477 0.112
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.707 0.162
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.760 0.114
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.314 0.149
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.680 0.211
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.820 0.204
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.313 0.130
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.769 0.140
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.840 0.244
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.880 0.184
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.849 0.151
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.531 0.210
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.276 0.195
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.279 0.115
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.855 0.261
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.931 0.177
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.474 0.141
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.390 0.112
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.729 0.259
NO- nitric oxide anion rNO 1.258 1.362 0.104
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.627 0.100
GeS Germanium monosulfide rSGe 2.012 2.114 0.102
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.623 0.126
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.308 -0.142
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 2.190 0.113
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.329 0.163
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.601 0.166
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.815 0.204
SiSe Silicon Monoselenide rSiSe 2.058 2.163 0.105
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.965 0.261
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.040 0.111
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.706 0.386
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.611 -0.147
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.144 0.227
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.936 0.111
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.293 0.237
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.347 0.137
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.195 0.145
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.569 0.137
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.399 0.162
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.176 0.202
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.701 0.162
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.556 0.147
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.722 0.126
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.109 0.174
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.723 0.135
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.642 0.161
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.644 0.144
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.284 0.231
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.354 0.218
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.685 0.106
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 2.022 0.112
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.243 0.176
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.232 0.171
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.850 0.131
HOI Hypoiodous acid rOI 1.994 2.108 0.114
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.596 0.120
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.341 0.184
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.029 0.161
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.385 0.176
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.256 0.161
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.766 0.170
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.217 0.242
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.845 0.128
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.749 0.114
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.720 0.120
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.806 0.163
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.568 0.120
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.737 0.582
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.093 0.195
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.619 0.301
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.296 -0.104
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.154 0.270
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.622 0.166
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.330 0.271
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.570 0.108
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.416 0.121
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.095 0.206
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.840 0.198
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.679 0.142
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.885 0.282
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.643 0.238
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.911 0.198
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.335 0.120
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.809 0.147
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.282 0.288
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.720 0.114
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.504 0.202
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.803 -0.146
145 molecules.