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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 B3LYPultrafine/LANL2DZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.225 0.237
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.677 0.208
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.272 0.193
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.513 0.192
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.610 0.178
IF Iodine monofluoride rFI 1.910 2.007 0.097
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.133 -0.079
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.133 -0.079
BF Boron monofluoride rBF 1.267 1.346 0.079
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.268 0.061
AlF3 Aluminum trifluoride rAlF 1.630 1.688 0.058
11 molecules.