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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 MP4/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.805 1.835
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.829 0.734
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.825 0.730
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.863 0.708
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.612 0.457
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.608 0.453
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.525 0.436
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.524 0.435
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.525 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.524 0.432
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.225 0.403
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.829 0.301
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.825 0.297
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.524 -0.296
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.525 -0.295
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.123 0.225
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.761 0.164
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.761 0.164
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 3.175 0.097
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.392 0.074
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.761 0.064
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.761 0.064
24 molecules.