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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/cc-pVQZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.423 0.348
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.668 -0.114
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.024 0.266
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.550 2.090
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.053 -0.102
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.090 -0.130
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.447 0.557
8 molecules.