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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=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.798 1.828
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.822 0.727
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.856 0.701
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.606 0.451
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.606 0.451
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.521 0.432
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.521 0.429
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.226 0.404
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.521 -0.299
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.822 0.294
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.119 0.221
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.760 0.163
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.760 0.163
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.102
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.111 -0.102
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.760 0.063
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.697 1.760 0.063
17 molecules.