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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 ROHF/6-311G**

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.139 -0.107
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.504 -0.086
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.520 0.083
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.780 0.062
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.668 0.057
CuH Copper monohydride rHCu 1.463 1.519 0.056
6 molecules.