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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)=FULL/6-31G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Ne2 Neon dimer rNeNe 3.100 2.592 -0.508
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.019 -0.441
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.957 0.256
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.089 -0.157
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation rFCl 1.448 1.581 0.133
Na2+ sodium dimer cation rNaNa 3.540 3.648 0.108
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 2.340 0.104
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.346 0.104
NH Imidogen rHN 1.034 1.119 0.085
NH Imidogen rNH 1.036 1.119 0.083
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rCC 1.495 1.577 0.082
He2+ helium dimer cation rHeHe 1.081 1.159 0.079
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rHO 0.956 1.033 0.077
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.743 0.076
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rCO 1.349 1.422 0.073
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rCO 1.406 1.474 0.068
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.529 -0.061
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.779 0.061
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.147 -0.059
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.147 -0.059
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.652 0.057
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.538 0.057
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.945 0.056
Se2 Selenium diatomic rSeSe 2.166 2.220 0.054
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid rCO 1.210 1.263 0.053
S2 Sulfur diatomic rSS 1.889 1.941 0.052
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.691 0.052
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.026 0.051
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.038 0.050
29 molecules.