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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 MP2/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH2N2 diazirine rNN 1.228 1.349 0.121
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.435 0.360
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.480 0.107
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.279 0.976
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite rON 1.414 1.518 0.104
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.468 0.369
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.496 0.107
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate rNO 1.402 1.503 0.101
CH3NO nitrosomethane rNO 1.211 1.318 0.107
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.023 0.200
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.128 0.153
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.216 3.131
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.468 2.381
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.286 0.810
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.837 0.750
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.783 0.685
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.773 0.675
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.550 0.480
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.086 -0.429
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.554 0.254
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.650 0.443
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.876 0.209
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.367 0.125
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.941 -0.111
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.592 0.270
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.392 0.184
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.469 0.119
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.685 0.178
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.717 0.123
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.389 0.111
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.085 0.221
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.244 0.102
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.505 0.235
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.697 0.108
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.526 0.171
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.226 -0.224
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.561 -0.127
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.542 0.116
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.015 0.126
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.868 -0.184
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.520 0.200
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.944 0.186
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 2.000 0.160
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.621 -0.124
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.257 0.217
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.074 -0.166
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.057 0.713
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.759 0.104
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNO 1.209 1.329 0.120
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.794 0.121
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.223 1.763
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.188 0.186
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.403 -0.246
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rOO 1.200 1.410 0.210
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.632 0.195
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.812 0.657
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.580 0.262
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.185 -0.215
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.046 -0.174
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.743 0.101
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.197 0.118
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.204 0.299
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.745 0.127
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.452 -0.249
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.728 0.132
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.461 0.160
68 molecules.