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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/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.680 0.195
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.913 0.114
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.645 0.214
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.900 0.123
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.925 0.127
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.430 0.355
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.920 0.105
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.453 0.354
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.847 0.102
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.917 0.138
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.124 0.302
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.705 0.115
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.890 0.176
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.738 0.177
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.227 3.142
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.445 2.358
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.276 0.800
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.763 0.665
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.530 0.460
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.092 -0.423
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.526 0.226
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.843 0.636
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.898 0.138
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.942 0.121
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.173 0.140
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.246 0.208
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.618 0.186
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.620 0.203
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.677 0.143
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.694 0.117
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.453 0.172
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.120 0.228
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.196 0.208
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.739 0.194
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.789 0.143
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.293 0.127
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.755 0.139
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.770 0.142
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.803 0.206
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.872 0.175
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.697 1.840 0.143
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.211 0.130
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.283 0.119
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.811 0.218
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.912 0.158
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.730 0.260
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride rSCl 2.013 2.217 0.204
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.655 0.129
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.721 0.116
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide rNS 1.497 1.611 0.114
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.279 -0.171
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.865 0.100
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.270 0.104
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.551 0.116
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.795 0.184
PS phosphorus sulfide rPS 1.900 2.029 0.129
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.934 0.230
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.033 0.104
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.721 0.401
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.016 0.258
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.102 0.185
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.251 0.195
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.794 0.112
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.671 0.108
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.192 0.142
HOBr Hypobromous acid rBrO 1.834 1.943 0.109
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.707 0.112
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.354 0.117
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.278 0.148
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.752 0.213
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.588 0.179
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.766 0.170
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rSCl 2.030 2.303 0.272
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride rFS 1.576 1.750 0.174
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.743 0.156
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.689 0.113
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.641 0.159
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.643 0.142
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.563 0.139
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.398 0.358
HSSSH trisulfane rSS 2.053 2.246 0.193
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.322 0.186
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.862 0.103
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.718 0.139
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.235 0.168
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.228 0.167
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.819 0.114
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.599 0.123
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.168 0.166
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.317 0.160
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.345 0.136
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.221 0.126
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.687 0.122
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.762 0.166
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.179 0.203
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.865 0.147
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.757 0.122
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.741 0.141
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.837 0.194
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.557 0.109
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.740 0.585
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.056 0.158
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.616 0.299
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.298 -0.102
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.086 0.201
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.638 0.181
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.268 0.209
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.578 0.116
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.401 0.106
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.056 0.166
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.823 0.182
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.629 -0.262
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.873 0.270
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.652 0.247
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.904 0.191
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.325 0.109
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.822 0.160
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.212 0.218
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.750 0.144
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.486 0.184
123 molecules.