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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 B3LYP/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.960 -1.023
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCO 1.420 2.744 1.324
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCC 1.540 2.676 1.136
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rOH 1.000 1.520 0.520
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCH 1.095 0.964 -0.131
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.836 1.007 0.171
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.931 1.078 0.147
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.877 1.010 0.133
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.957 1.082 0.125
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rSH 1.345 1.112 -0.233
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rCS 1.849 1.740 -0.109
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.477 0.429
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.431 1.314
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.176 0.730
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rSH 1.336 1.124 -0.212
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.195 0.892
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.051 -0.349
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rCS 1.819 1.669 -0.150
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.412 0.313
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.130 0.308
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.203 3.118
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.417 2.330
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.258 0.782
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.775 0.677
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.757 0.659
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.508 0.438
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.508 0.208
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.706 0.499
C2H6N2O2 Dimethylnitroamine rNO 1.223 1.333 0.110
C4H5N Cyclopropanecarbonitrile rCC 1.513 1.627 0.114
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.807 0.140
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.716 0.118
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.962 0.141
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.305 0.134
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.750 0.134
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.802 0.209
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.377 0.107
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.268 -0.182
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.138 0.162
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.867 0.102
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.815 0.111
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.366 0.608
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.604 0.284
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.142 0.175
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.298 0.258
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.096 -0.144
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.108 0.764
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.171 0.169
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.650 0.213
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.576 0.258
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.236 -0.164
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.094 -0.126
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 9.432 5.542
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.519 0.217
58 molecules.