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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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.094 -0.436
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.398 0.299
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.952 0.130
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.205 3.120
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.405 2.318
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.251 0.775
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 1.758 0.660
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.500 0.430
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.499 0.199
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.659 0.453
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.668 0.107
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.387 -0.202
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.223 -0.227
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.505 -0.595
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.981 0.223
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.475 0.155
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.574 -0.114
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.265 0.225
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.073 -0.167
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.057 0.714
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.731 0.271
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.047 -0.108
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.433 0.115
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.206 -0.194
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.086 -0.134
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.926 -0.153
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.749 -0.142
31 molecules.