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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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.419 0.344
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.176 0.873
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.400 0.301
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.947 0.125
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.210 3.125
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.413 2.326
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.257 0.781
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.758 0.660
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.505 0.435
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.502 0.202
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.668 0.461
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.390 0.120
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.218 -0.232
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.563 -0.537
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.014 -0.205
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.933 -0.119
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.916 1.158
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.515 0.195
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.586 -0.102
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.277 0.237
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.082 -0.158
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.062 0.718
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.212 -0.188
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.077 -0.143
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.023 0.118
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.583 -0.307
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.481 -0.220
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.411 0.109
32 molecules.