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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 B2PLYP/SDD

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.234 0.246
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.517 0.196
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.647 0.178
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 2.024 0.114
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.297 0.090
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.354 0.087
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.354 0.087
F2 Fluorine diatomic rFF 1.412 1.480 0.068
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.147 -0.065
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.147 -0.065
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.213 0.059
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.213 0.059
12 molecules.