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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 ROHF/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.847 0.692
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 1.898 2.093 0.195
S3 Sulfur trimer rSS 1.917 2.057 0.140
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.434 -0.066
SO Sulfur monoxide rOS 1.500 1.434 -0.066
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.543 -0.054
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.543 -0.054
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 1.990 0.053
8 molecules.