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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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.420 0.345
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.403 0.304
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.039 0.217
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.217 3.132
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.413 2.326
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.259 0.783
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.828 0.741
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.780 0.682
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.760 0.662
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.505 0.435
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.504 0.204
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.677 0.470
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.702 0.108
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.201 -0.249
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.014 0.256
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.574 0.254
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.275 0.235
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.082 -0.158
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.116 0.113
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.473 0.155
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.218 -0.182
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.079 -0.141
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.013 0.108
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.577 -0.313
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.428 0.126
27 molecules.