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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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.969 0.268
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.711 0.171
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.079 -0.167
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.687 -0.100
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.529 0.081
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.520 -0.070
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.308 0.065
7 molecules.