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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 M06-2X/6-311G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.424 0.349
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.403 0.304
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.207 3.122
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.413 2.326
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.253 0.777
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.826 0.739
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.776 0.678
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.757 0.659
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.505 0.435
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.504 0.204
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.673 0.467
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.389 -0.200
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.245 -0.205
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.693 -0.407
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.096 0.338
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.528 0.208
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.263 0.223
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.070 -0.170
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.081 0.737
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.747 0.287
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.205 -0.195
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.085 -0.135
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.955 -0.124
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.785 -0.105
26 molecules.