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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/6-311G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.103 -0.427
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.389 0.290
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.669 0.463
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.216 0.135
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.394 -0.195
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.379 0.269
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.201 -0.249
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.976 -0.101
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.438 -0.662
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.920 0.215
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.232 -0.194
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.423 -0.335
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.550 0.230
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.250 0.210
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.066 -0.174
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.076 0.732
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.197 -0.203
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.063 -0.157
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.377 -0.513
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.458 -0.243
20 molecules.