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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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.099 -0.431
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.413 0.314
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.017 0.195
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.684 0.477
HClO4 perchloric acid rOH 0.980 3.228 2.248
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.414 1.700 0.286
HClO4 perchloric acid rOCl 1.641 1.441 -0.200
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.386 0.628
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.290 0.135
9 molecules.