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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 HF/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.162 0.859
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.087 -0.443
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.393 0.294
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.025 0.203
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.184 3.099
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.411 2.324
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.246 0.770
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.809 0.722
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.751 0.653
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.084 -0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.498 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.499 0.199
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.646 0.439
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.787 0.121
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 2.930 0.109
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.175 0.124
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.399 -0.113
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.386 -0.121
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.349 -0.118
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.734 0.140
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.588 -0.194
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.516 0.246
VO Vanadium monoxide rVO 1.589 1.742 0.152
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.692 0.103
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.261 -0.189
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.101 0.125
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.260 0.160
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.428 0.208
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.004 0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.980 1.222
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.501 0.181
Si2 Silicon diatomic rSiSi 2.246 2.143 -0.103
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.562 -0.126
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.072 0.105
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.287 0.247
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.083 -0.157
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.062 0.719
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.815 0.142
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.043 3.583
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.122 0.120
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 3.307 1.658
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.589 0.153
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 1.990 -0.165
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.487 0.169
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.271 -0.129
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.109 -0.111
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.191 0.112
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.204 0.299
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.529 -1.361
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.538 -0.163
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.433 0.132
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