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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 ROMP2/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.701 0.264
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.844 0.233
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.390 0.224
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.349 0.107
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.824 0.106
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.166 0.085
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.464 0.076
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.228 0.074
CuH Copper monohydride rHCu 1.463 1.390 -0.073
HCS+ Thioformyl cation rCS 1.478 1.549 0.071
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.361 0.063
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181 1.240 0.058
12 molecules.