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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 ROMP2/3-21G

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane rCH 1.093 1.528 0.435
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.054 -0.406
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.174 -0.226
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.174 -0.226
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.174 -0.226
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.421 0.214
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.186 0.183
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.009 0.141
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.128 1.259 0.131
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.476 0.126
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNO 1.209 1.329 0.120
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.904 0.114
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.349 0.107
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.349 0.107
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.824 0.106
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.436 0.106
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.586 0.105
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.586 0.105
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.737 0.097
ClO Monochlorine monoxide rClO 1.596 1.692 0.096
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride rNF 1.365 1.460 0.096
TeO Tellurium monoxide rOTe 1.825 1.920 0.095
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.447 0.092
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide rNO 1.193 1.282 0.089
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.586 0.086
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.586 0.086
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.174 -0.086
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.174 -0.086
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.260 2.174 -0.086
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.166 0.085
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.166 0.085
OH- hydroxide anion rOH 0.964 1.049 0.085
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.565 0.084
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.565 0.084
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.682 -0.083
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical rCO 1.388 1.464 0.076
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.228 0.074
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.228 0.074
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.228 0.074
OClO Chlorine dioxide rClO 1.470 1.542 0.072
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.565 0.065
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.565 0.065
CF2 Difluoromethylene rCF 1.297 1.361 0.063
CN Cyano radical rCN 1.172 1.234 0.062
FCO Carbonyl fluoride rCF 1.326 1.387 0.061
FCO Carbonyl fluoride rCF 1.326 1.387 0.061
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.036 0.061
HCF Fluoromethylene rCF 1.305 1.364 0.059
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181 1.240 0.058
N3 azide radical rNN 1.181 1.240 0.058
PO Phosphorus monoxide rPO 1.476 1.531 0.055
CF Fluoromethylidyne rCF 1.276 1.330 0.054
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.485 0.053
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.086 -0.052
CBr Carbon monobromide rCBr 1.821 1.873 0.052
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rCO 1.115 1.166 0.051
CO+ carbon monoxide cation rCO 1.115 1.166 0.051
BO boron monoxide rBO 1.205 1.255 0.051
58 molecules.