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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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-311G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.109 -0.104
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.109 -0.104
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.109 -0.104
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.109 -0.104
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.746 0.081
I2 Iodine diatomic rII 2.665 2.746 0.081
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.392 0.072
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 1.979 0.069
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.533 0.064
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.052 0.064
10 molecules.