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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 SVWN/6-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.767 -1.216
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCO 1.420 2.669 1.249
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCC 1.540 2.653 1.113
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rOH 1.000 1.501 0.501
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCH 1.095 0.988 -0.107
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.456 0.408
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.400 1.283
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.169 0.723
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.412 0.337
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.160 0.857
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.105 -0.425
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.390 0.291
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.245 -0.285
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.006 0.184
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.595 -0.129
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.230 3.145
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.404 2.317
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.263 0.787
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.840 0.753
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.792 0.694
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.767 0.669
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.502 0.432
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.105 -0.410
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.497 0.197
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.679 0.472
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.946 -0.105
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.245 0.164
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.405 -0.184
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.397 0.287
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.189 -0.261
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.260 -0.166
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.868 0.164
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.402 -0.356
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.563 0.243
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.627 -0.118
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 0.727
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.117 0.114
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.548 0.393
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.452 0.134
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.206 -0.194
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.071 -0.149
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.971 -0.108
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.381 -0.510
45 molecules.