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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 MP2/CEP-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.438 0.363
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.209 0.906
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.340 3.382 2.042
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.460 1.094 -0.366
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.540 1.383 -0.157
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.106 -0.424
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.430 0.331
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.294 3.209
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.472 2.385
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.293 0.817
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.855 0.768
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.801 0.703
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.537 0.467
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.545 0.245
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.711 0.504
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.745 0.147
LiF lithium fluoride rLiF 1.564 1.701 0.137
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.590 -0.200
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.508 0.154
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.816 0.128
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.037 0.148
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.282 0.242
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.090 -0.150
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.088 0.744
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.938 0.265
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.285 1.825
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.762 0.119
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.717 0.562
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.237 -0.163
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.083 -0.137
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.404 0.325
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.440 0.550
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.720 0.117
35 molecules.