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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 MP4/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.098 -0.432
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.415 0.316
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.118 0.296
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.161 0.114
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.057 0.193
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.251 -0.199
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.820 -0.280
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.818 0.114
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.391 0.633
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.493 0.173
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.257 0.117
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.979 0.104
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.261 0.221
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.075 -0.165
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.095 0.751
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.623 0.163
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.745 0.102
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.774 0.619
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.738 0.113
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.210 -0.190
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.073 -0.147
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.229 0.339
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.752 0.149
23 molecules.