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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(T)=FULL/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.094 -0.436
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.415 0.316
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.163 0.341
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.320 0.109
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.698 0.491
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.815 1.845
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.374 0.132
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.758 0.142
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.447 0.177
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.259 -0.191
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.228 0.470
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.480 0.160
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.274 0.234
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.089 -0.151
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.100 0.756
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.170 0.167
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.266 0.111
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.618 0.301
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.241 -0.159
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.110 -0.110
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.231 0.152
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.170 0.265
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.728 1.838
24 molecules.