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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 MP2/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.819 0.724
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.815 0.720
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.834 0.679
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.017 -0.443
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.592 0.437
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.590 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.520 0.431
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.518 0.429
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.520 0.428
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.518 0.426
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.518 -0.302
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.520 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.819 0.291
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.815 0.287
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.106 0.208
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.729 0.133
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.729 0.133
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.112 -0.101
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.178 0.099
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.910 0.088
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.990 -0.088
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.748 0.075
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.315 0.073
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.315 0.073
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.378 0.060
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.596 -0.054
31 molecules.