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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 QCISD/STO-3G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.263 0.959
NH2CN cyanamide rCN 1.347 1.457 0.110
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.217 0.395
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.636 0.204
LiBr Lithium Bromide rLiBr 2.170 2.051 -0.120
NaBr Sodium Bromide rNaBr 2.502 2.318 -0.184
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.130 0.142
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.088 0.113
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.545 1.759 0.214
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride rSF 1.646 1.759 0.113
NO Nitric oxide rNO 1.154 1.256 0.102
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.273 0.131
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.739 -0.125
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.202 1.310 0.108
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.078 0.102
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.463 -0.426
SeO Selenium monoxide rSeO 1.639 1.775 0.136
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.325 0.358
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.112 0.110
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.594 0.157
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.381 -0.698
21 molecules.