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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 MP4/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.094 -0.436
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.418 0.319
BeO beryllium oxide rBeO 1.331 1.440 0.109
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.065 0.243
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.379 0.168
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.379 0.137
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.762 0.146
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.570 0.103
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.769 0.101
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.238 -0.212
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.293 0.535
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.479 0.159
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.984 0.109
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.277 0.237
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.089 -0.151
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.165 0.163
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.764 0.121
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.733 0.578
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.608 0.290
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.228 -0.172
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.087 -0.133
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.226 0.147
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.167 0.262
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.763 1.873
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.744 0.141
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.713 1.824 0.111
26 molecules.