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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 B3PW91/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.187 0.884
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.407 0.308
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.040 0.218
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.220 3.135
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.419 2.332
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.261 0.785
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.829 0.742
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.780 0.682
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.761 0.663
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.508 0.438
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.507 0.207
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.686 0.479
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.707 0.114
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.406 0.136
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.206 -0.244
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.099 0.123
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 4.030 0.930
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.923 2.165
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.602 0.282
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.080 0.113
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.282 0.242
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.086 -0.154
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.080 0.736
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.116 0.113
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.567 0.130
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.477 0.159
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.222 -0.178
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.082 -0.138
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.023 0.118
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.605 -0.285
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.489 -0.213
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.431 0.130
35 molecules.