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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 MP3=FULL/6-31G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.089 -0.441
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.409 0.310
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.174 0.351
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.671 0.464
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.709 0.115
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.226 -0.224
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.178 0.420
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.523 0.203
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.767 0.112
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.517 0.199
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.408 0.107
11 molecules.