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(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.624 -0.100
CaH Calcium monohydride rHCa 2.003 2.101 0.098
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.526 0.090
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.664 -0.081
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.983 -0.068
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.950 0.061
6 molecules.