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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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.418 0.343
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.400 0.301
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.206 3.121
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.408 2.321
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.830 0.743
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.759 0.661
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.503 0.433
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.093 -0.422
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.503 0.203
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.673 0.467
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.232 -0.218
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.305 -0.121
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.022 0.264
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.565 0.245
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.268 0.228
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.076 -0.164
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.211 -0.189
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.072 -0.148
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.012 0.107
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.582 -0.308
23 molecules.