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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 PBEPBE/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
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.202 0.899
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.102 -0.428
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.414 0.315
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.239 3.154
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.432 2.345
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.272 0.796
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.840 0.753
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.788 0.690
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.766 0.668
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.516 0.446
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.513 0.213
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.711 0.505
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.757 0.116
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.744 0.146
SOCl2 thionyl chloride rSCl 2.076 2.179 0.103
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride rFBr 1.689 1.792 0.103
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.702 0.105
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.242 0.162
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.378 0.108
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.249 -0.201
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.638 -0.462
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.941 0.176
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.996 0.292
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.235 -0.191
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.668 0.348
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.997 0.239
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.983 0.143
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.290 0.250
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.092 -0.148
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.107 0.764
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.614 0.459
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.227 -0.173
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.087 -0.133
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.500 -0.390
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.742 0.139
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.492 -0.209
38 molecules.