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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 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
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro- rCCl 1.742 1.846 0.104
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.432 0.357
C2H4S Thiirane rCS 1.815 1.936 0.121
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.452 0.353
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
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.702 0.112
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.890 0.176
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride rSF 1.561 1.735 0.174
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.109 0.134
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.226 3.141
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.452 2.365
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.280 0.804
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.764 0.666
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.534 0.464
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.533 0.233
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
CH3SSH Hydrogen methyl disulfide rSS 2.038 2.260 0.222
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
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rPF 1.534 1.673 0.139
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride rFP 1.577 1.691 0.114
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
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.733 0.188
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.788 0.142
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 1.697 1.845 0.148
GeCl Germanium monochloride rClGe 2.164 2.300 0.136
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.819 0.226
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.927 0.174
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.732 0.262
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.297 0.111
SiO Silicon monoxide rSiO 1.510 1.614 0.104
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
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.303 0.137
As4 Arsenic tetramer rAsAs 2.435 2.590 0.155
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.799 0.188
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.927 0.223
SiS silicon monosulfide rSiS 1.929 2.052 0.123
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
SiH3F monofluorosilane rSiF 1.595 1.704 0.110
HSiBr monobromosilylene rSiBr 2.237 2.367 0.130
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
SiH2F2 difluorosilane rSiF 1.576 1.686 0.110
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation rOS 1.424 1.616 0.192
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.662 0.181
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.680 0.180
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
HSiCl Chlorosilylene rSiCl 2.067 2.249 0.182
SiCl Clorosilylidyne rSiCl 2.061 2.243 0.182
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine rNS 1.705 1.811 0.106
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.654 0.179
SeCl2 Selenium Dichloride rClSe 2.157 2.333 0.176
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
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.865 0.148
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.748 0.113
SF Monosulfur monofluoride rSF 1.599 1.743 0.144
GaCl Gallium monochloride rClGa 2.202 2.309 0.107
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
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.897 0.742
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.106 0.208
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.636 0.318
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSS 1.884 2.126 0.242
SSO Disulfur monoxide rSO 1.456 1.664 0.208
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
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.341 0.126
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
120 molecules.