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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/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.427 0.352
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.410 0.311
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.194 0.372
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.371 0.160
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.206 3.121
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.419 2.332
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.257 0.781
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.776 0.678
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.763 0.665
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.507 0.437
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.089 -0.426
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.511 0.211
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.688 0.481
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.811 1.841
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.388 0.146
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.760 0.144
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.803 0.209
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.260 -0.190
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.318 0.560
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.479 0.159
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.276 0.236
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.087 -0.153
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.856 2.396
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.174 0.171
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.634 0.317
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.245 -0.155
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.104 -0.116
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.242 0.164
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.192 0.287
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.842 1.952
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.501 0.199
33 molecules.