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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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.420 0.345
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.179 0.876
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.404 0.305
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.036 0.214
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.214 3.129
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.414 2.327
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.257 0.781
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.828 0.741
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.778 0.680
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.759 0.661
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.506 0.436
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.094 -0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.505 0.205
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.678 0.471
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.703 0.110
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.405 0.135
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.201 -0.249
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.095 0.119
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.225 0.125
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.435 0.677
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.579 0.259
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.076 0.109
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.276 0.236
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.082 -0.158
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.073 0.729
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.112 0.110
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.563 0.126
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.472 0.154
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.217 -0.183
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.079 -0.141
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.026 0.121
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.592 -0.299
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.483 -0.218
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.426 0.124
35 molecules.