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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 TPSSh/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.639 0.154
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.940 0.141
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.598 0.167
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.906 0.129
CH3Cl Methyl chloride rCCl 1.785 1.900 0.115
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.885 0.130
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride rCCl 1.767 1.869 0.102
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.927 0.129
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane rCCl 1.744 1.881 0.137
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- rCCl 1.752 1.893 0.141
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.877 0.133
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.852 0.110
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.432 0.357
CH2BrF Methane, bromofluoro- rCBr 1.915 2.024 0.109
CH2FI fluoroiodomethane rCI 2.140 2.241 0.102
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.938 0.123
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.462 0.363
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane rCCl 1.774 1.888 0.114
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.901 0.156
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.927 0.148
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.640 0.110
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.101 0.279
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.962 0.248
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene rCCl 1.704 1.833 0.129
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.672 0.111
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.077 0.102
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.215 3.130
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.446 2.359
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.276 0.800
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.841 0.754
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.787 0.689
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.770 0.672
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.538 0.468
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.536 0.236
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.833 0.626
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.065 0.101
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.907 0.147
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.956 0.136
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.169 0.136
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.279 0.241
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical rCCl 1.691 1.810 0.119
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.590 0.158
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.583 0.166
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.466 0.185
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.309 0.102
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.163 0.271
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.225 0.237
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.686 0.141
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.302 0.136
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.811 0.195
SiBr4 Silicon tetrabromide rSiBr 2.183 2.306 0.123
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.753 0.125
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.789 0.192
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.848 0.151
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.836 0.138
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.230 0.149
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.275 0.112
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.843 0.250
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.916 0.162
SbCl3 Antimony Trichloride rSbCl 2.333 2.458 0.125
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.717 0.247
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.248 0.235
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.614 0.117
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.306 -0.144
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.312 0.146
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.590 0.155
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.821 0.210
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.036 0.136
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.893 0.189
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.989 0.100
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.673 0.353
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.130 0.213
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.288 0.231
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.343 0.133
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.192 0.141
SiI4 silicon tetraiodide rSiI 2.432 2.560 0.128
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.394 0.157
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.268 0.138
XeF2 Xenon difluoride rFXe 1.974 2.134 0.160
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.682 0.143
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.551 0.142
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.702 0.106
XeF4 Xenon tetrafluoride rFXe 1.935 2.073 0.138
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.363 0.333
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.689 0.113
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.707 0.120
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.628 0.147
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.630 0.130
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.551 0.127
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.379 0.339
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.277 0.224
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.343 0.206
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.237 0.170
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.229 0.167
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.719 1.841 0.122
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.579 0.119
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.582 0.106
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.170 0.168
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.330 0.173
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.024 0.156
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.382 0.173
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.245 0.150
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.765 0.169
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.214 0.239
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.843 0.125
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.735 0.100
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.707 0.107
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.776 0.133
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.560 0.112
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.046 0.109
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.723 0.568
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.080 0.182
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.610 0.293
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.295 -0.105
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.133 0.249
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.611 0.155
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.318 0.259
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.410 0.115
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.081 0.192
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.822 0.180
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.705 -0.186
AlI Aluminum monoiodide rAlI 2.537 2.675 0.138
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.839 0.236
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.633 0.228
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.870 0.157
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.329 0.113
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.798 0.137
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.270 0.276
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.707 0.101
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.474 0.173
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.823 -0.127
133 molecules.