return to home page

IV.D.7. (XVIII.A.2.)

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 CCSD/cc-pVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.754 -0.346
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.968 0.079
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.787 0.070
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.596 0.066
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.653 0.062
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.845 0.058
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.182 0.051
7 molecules.