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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 MP2=FULL/cc-pV(T+d)Z

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3S thiomethoxy rCH 1.090 2.336 1.246
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.251 0.211
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.068 -0.172
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.043 0.699
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.566 0.411
5 molecules.