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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 QCISD/cc-pCVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.189 0.110
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.100
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.113 -0.100
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.388 0.070
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.711 0.068
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.673 0.062
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.673 0.062
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.531 0.061
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.844 0.057
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.404 1.461 0.057
SCl sulfur monochloride rSCl 1.975 2.030 0.055
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.588 0.054
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.588 0.054
LiCl lithium chloride rLiCl 2.021 2.074 0.053
ClF Chlorine monofluoride rFCl 1.628 1.681 0.053
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.040 0.052
16 molecules.