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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.807 2.710
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rSO 1.485 1.685 0.200
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCS 1.799 1.902 0.103
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rSO 1.431 1.645 0.214
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone rCS 1.777 1.888 0.111
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro- rCCl 1.755 1.858 0.103
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.798 1.925 0.127
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride rCCl 1.744 1.848 0.104
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.936 0.121
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane rCCl 1.745 1.848 0.103
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne rCCl 1.779 1.911 0.133
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.107 0.285
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.890 0.176
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.821 0.614
NHCl2 dichloroamine rNCl 1.760 1.901 0.141
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.947 0.127
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane rSiCl 2.033 2.182 0.149
SeO2 Selenium dioxide rSeO 1.607 1.728 0.121
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.644 0.212
SO3 Sulfur trioxide rSO 1.418 1.634 0.216
Br2 Bromine diatomic rBrBr 2.281 2.470 0.189
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.471 0.149
Cl2+ chlorine diatomic cation rClCl 1.892 2.156 0.264
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride rClAs 2.166 2.306 0.140
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.763 0.147
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.775 0.147
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.793 0.197
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.889 0.192
HOCl hypochlorous acid rClO 1.691 1.845 0.155
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.819 0.226
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.927 0.174
SiF+ silicon monofluoride cation rFSi 1.527 1.653 0.127
SiF silicon monofluoride rSiF 1.604 1.718 0.114
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.307 -0.143
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.799 0.188
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.927 0.223
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.223 0.465
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.653 0.333
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.138 0.221
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.754 0.115
H2S2 Disulfane rSS 2.056 2.266 0.210
SeF4 Selenium tetrafluoride rFSe 1.682 1.787 0.105
SiHF3 trifluorosilane rSiF 1.563 1.667 0.105
SiH3Br bromosilane rSiBr 2.210 2.316 0.106
SiH3Cl chlorosilane rSiCl 2.051 2.202 0.152
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.539 1.752 0.213
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rSO 1.409 1.585 0.176
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide rFS 1.596 1.766 0.170
SF2 sulfur difluoride rSF 1.587 1.743 0.156
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.616 0.192
BrCl Bromine monochloride rClBr 2.136 2.339 0.203
BrF Bromine monofluoride rFBr 1.759 1.867 0.108
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride rPF 1.579 1.716 0.137
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.811 0.106
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.654 0.179
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.360 0.151
SiBr+ Silicon monobromide cation rSiBr 2.095 2.235 0.139
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical rFSi 1.565 1.683 0.118
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.761 0.165
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.194 0.219
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.866 0.223
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rNS 1.448 1.551 0.103
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.053 0.116
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.636 0.318
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPCl 2.059 2.295 0.237
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride rPO 1.462 1.592 0.130
AlBr Aluminum monobromide rAlBr 2.295 2.413 0.119
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 2.085 0.196
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.864 0.222
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.991 0.388
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.970 0.257
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rOCl 1.405 1.632 0.227
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide rSO 1.662 1.823 0.161
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rSCl 1.994 2.225 0.231
SFCl Sulfur chloride fluoride rFS 1.606 1.752 0.146
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.494 0.192
76 molecules.