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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 M06-2X/6-31G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.636 -0.464
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.391 -0.198
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rFS 1.530 1.703 0.173
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride rOS 1.405 1.575 0.170
AlCl Aluminum monochloride rAlCl 2.130 2.277 0.147
SiF2 Silicon difluoride rFSi 1.590 1.691 0.101
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride rClGe 2.186 2.269 0.083
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro- rCCl 1.765 1.827 0.062
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.451 0.062
9 molecules.