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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/TZVP

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 3.752 1.450
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.095 1.835 0.740
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.089 1.522 0.433
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCH 1.092 1.522 0.430
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.039 -0.421
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCC 1.528 1.835 0.307
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol rCS 1.820 1.522 -0.298
C2H2+ acetylene cation rCH 1.077 1.310 0.233
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.319 0.209
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.801 0.207
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.172 0.170
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.467 0.147
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.386 0.144
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.319 -0.131
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.273 -0.127
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.216 -0.106
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.180 0.082
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.098 1.180 0.082
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.240 2.319 0.079
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.857 0.073
TiCl Titanium Monochloride rClTi 2.265 2.335 0.070
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.250 2.319 0.069
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.833 0.068
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 2.017 0.067
HCF Fluoromethylene rCH 1.138 1.074 -0.064
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.718 0.063
BC boron monocarbide rBC 1.491 1.428 -0.063
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.674 0.063
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.289 -0.061
SiBr Silicon monobromide rSiBr 2.209 2.269 0.060
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.128 1.187 0.059
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNH 1.090 1.032 -0.059
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.588 0.058
GaO Gallium monoxide rOGa 1.743 1.799 0.056
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.709 -0.056
SiC silicon monocarbide rCSi 1.722 1.776 0.054
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.063 -0.054
BH Boron monohydride rBH 1.232 1.179 -0.054
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.273 0.053
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.583 0.053
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.055 -0.051
CH2 Methylene rCH 1.107 1.055 -0.051
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