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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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVQZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 3.071 0.369
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.371 -0.219
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.064 -0.182
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.102 -0.110
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.102 -0.110
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.677 -0.109
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.993 -0.085
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.650 -0.072
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.650 -0.072
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.313 0.070
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.313 0.070
B2 Boron diatomic rBB 1.590 1.529 -0.061
LiCl- lithium chloride anion rLiCl 2.180 2.123 -0.057
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.274 -0.051
BN boron nitride rBN 1.325 1.274 -0.051
15 molecules.