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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 LSDA/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.105 -0.425
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.395 0.296
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.024 0.202
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.676 0.469
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.404 -0.185
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.404 0.294
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.174 -0.276
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.265 -0.161
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.861 0.156
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.449 -0.309
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.552 0.232
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.256 0.216
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.073 -0.167
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.071 0.728
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.115 0.112
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.456 0.138
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.207 -0.193
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.071 -0.149
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.969 -0.110
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.382 -0.508
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.465 -0.236
22 molecules.