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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 LSDA/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.100 -0.430
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.388 0.289
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.094 -0.118
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.094 -0.118
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.967 -0.112
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.159 0.078
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.142 -0.070
C3H5 Allyl radical rCC 1.428 1.371 -0.057
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOH 0.912 0.964 0.052
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.545 -0.051
10 molecules.