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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 MP2/cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.424 0.349
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.184 0.881
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.411 0.312
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.937 0.115
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.255 3.170
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.442 2.355
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.275 0.799
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.847 0.760
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.793 0.695
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.776 0.678
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.521 0.451
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.522 0.222
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.705 0.498
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.722 0.124
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.439 0.117
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride rPCl 2.020 2.152 0.132
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.501 0.147
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.241 -0.209
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.741 -0.359
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.995 0.106
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.114 0.356
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.500 0.180
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.975 0.135
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.307 0.267
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.104 -0.136
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.089 0.746
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.787 0.114
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.239 1.779
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.378 -0.271
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.747 0.104
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.748 0.593
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.228 -0.172
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.075 -0.145
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.205 0.126
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.634 0.743
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.714 0.111
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.503 -0.198
39 molecules.