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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 HF/cc-pCVQZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.066 -0.147
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.066 -0.147
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412 1.327 -0.085
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.612 0.078
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.439 -0.061
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.439 -0.061
6 molecules.