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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-121G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 2.108 -0.875
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.438 0.363
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.170 0.867
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.340 3.323 1.983
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.460 1.076 -0.384
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.540 1.336 -0.204
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.088 -0.442
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.401 0.302
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.201 3.116
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.431 2.344
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.256 0.780
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.813 0.726
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.768 0.670
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.755 0.657
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.507 0.437
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.087 -0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.507 0.207
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.669 0.462
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.395 -0.117
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.395 -0.112
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.351 -0.116
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.588 -0.194
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.588 -0.276
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.005 0.116
BH3CO Borane carbonyl rBC 1.534 1.648 0.114
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.296 0.256
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.089 -0.151
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.074 0.731
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.790 0.117
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.922 4.462
BH3PH3 borane phosphine rBP 1.937 2.052 0.115
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.004 -0.151
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.278 -0.122
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.204 0.125
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 7.494 3.603
35 molecules.