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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 QCISD(T)/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.380 0.558
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.476 0.146
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.629 0.196
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.333 0.126
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.296 0.308
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.726 0.257
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.572 0.252
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.095 0.119
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.222 0.255
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.221 0.219
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.704 0.267
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.239 0.160
12 molecules.