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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 MP3=FULL/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.091 -0.439
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.405 0.306
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.178 0.356
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.315 0.103
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.680 0.474
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.362 0.119
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.754 0.138
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.798 0.204
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.252 -0.198
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.251 0.493
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.478 0.158
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.272 0.232
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.085 -0.155
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.631 0.313
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.227 -0.173
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.077 -0.143
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.762 1.872
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.489 0.188
18 molecules.