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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)/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.024 -0.436
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 2.159 -0.077
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.319 0.076
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.134 -0.071
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.134 -0.071
5 molecules.