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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)/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.428 0.353
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.416 0.317
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.202 0.380
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.376 0.164
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.701 0.494
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.815 1.845
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.388 0.146
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.763 0.147
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.461 0.191
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.708 0.119
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.258 -0.192
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.290 0.532
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.480 0.160
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.278 0.238
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.090 -0.150
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.101 0.758
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.175 0.173
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.270 0.115
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.631 0.313
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.244 -0.156
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.243 0.164
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.191 0.286
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.783 1.893
24 molecules.