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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 MP4/cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.107 -0.423
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.415 0.316
BeO beryllium oxide rBeO 1.331 1.528 0.197
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.224 0.402
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.775 0.107
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.264 -0.186
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.825 0.121
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.148 0.390
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.505 0.185
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.978 0.103
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.313 0.273
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.110 -0.130
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.635 0.175
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.754 0.111
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.739 0.584
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.421 0.103
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.777 0.153
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.250 -0.150
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.107 -0.113
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.199 0.120
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.498 0.608
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.746 0.143
22 molecules.