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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 mPW1PW91/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.417 0.342
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.092 -0.438
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.402 0.303
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.116 0.294
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.197 3.112
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.404 2.317
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.250 0.774
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.775 0.677
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.756 0.658
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.501 0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.501 0.201
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.686 0.479
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.733 0.117
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.781 0.188
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.409 0.139
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.240 -0.210
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.364 0.606
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.553 0.233
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.279 0.239
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.086 -0.154
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.079 0.736
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.163 0.160
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.557 0.239
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.218 -0.182
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.081 -0.139
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.027 0.122
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.775 -0.116
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.571 0.270
30 molecules.