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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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.550 2.090
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.822 0.727
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.851 0.696
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.447 0.557
ONNO NO dimer rNN 2.236 1.688 -0.548
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.018 -0.442
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.521 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.521 0.429
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.511 0.418
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.085 -0.365
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.085 -0.365
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.085 -0.365
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.085 -0.365
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.423 0.348
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.496 0.341
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.090 -0.310
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.090 -0.310
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.090 -0.310
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.521 -0.299
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.822 0.294
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.024 0.266
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 1.972 -0.243
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.311 0.234
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.108 0.210
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.459 -0.209
Si2H2 disilyne rSiH 1.668 1.486 -0.182
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.090 -0.170
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.090 -0.170
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.090 -0.170
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.085 -0.165
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.085 -0.165
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.085 -0.165
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.085 -0.165
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.076 0.159
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.085 -0.155
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.085 -0.155
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.085 -0.155
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.085 -0.155
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.090 -0.130
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.090 -0.130
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.090 -0.130
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.093 -0.119
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.099 -0.116
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.668 -0.114
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.206 0.109
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.206 0.109
Si2H2 disilyne rSiSi 2.215 2.109 -0.106
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.053 -0.102
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.177 0.099
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.177 0.098
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.412 0.092
GaCl3 Gallium trichloride rClGa 2.180 2.101 -0.080
ScF Scandium monofluoride rFSc 1.788 1.864 0.076
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.648 -0.074
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.518 -0.072
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.662 0.069
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.889 0.066
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.307 0.065
NaF sodium fluoride rNaF 1.926 1.987 0.061
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.950 0.061
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.709 -0.056
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCC 1.356 1.301 -0.055
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.084 -0.054
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.273 -0.052
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCC 1.253 1.304 0.051
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.053 0.050
75 molecules.