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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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.997 -0.986
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.836 1.006 0.170
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.931 1.079 0.148
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.877 1.009 0.132
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.957 1.084 0.127
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.192 0.889
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.405 0.306
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.961 0.139
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.210 3.125
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.420 2.333
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.261 0.785
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.824 0.737
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.759 0.661
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.509 0.439
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.094 -0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.506 0.206
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.677 0.470
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.239 -0.211
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.446 -0.654
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.017 -0.203
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.927 -0.124
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.540 0.220
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.947 0.189
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.288 0.248
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.087 -0.153
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.080 0.736
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.435 0.117
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.225 -0.175
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.086 -0.134
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.501 -0.200
33 molecules.