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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 HF/CEP-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.445 0.370
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.169 0.866
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.340 3.343 2.003
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.460 1.079 -0.381
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.540 1.353 -0.187
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.401 0.302
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 1.863 -0.112
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.233 3.148
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.450 2.363
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.268 0.792
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.823 0.736
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.777 0.679
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.764 0.666
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.518 0.448
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.521 0.221
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.669 0.462
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.676 0.113
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.388 -0.124
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.395 -0.112
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.587 -0.203
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.350 -0.117
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.586 -0.196
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.581 -0.283
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.793 0.104
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.053 0.164
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.662 0.128
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.294 0.254
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.089 -0.151
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.075 0.732
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.967 0.294
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.930 4.470
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.084 0.147
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.007 -0.148
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.282 -0.118
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.418 0.339
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 7.494 3.604
38 molecules.