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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=FULL/cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.106 -0.424
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.414 0.315
BeO beryllium oxide rBeO 1.331 1.525 0.194
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.227 0.405
ScO Scandium monoxide rOSc 1.668 1.768 0.100
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.258 -0.192
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.822 0.118
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.132 0.374
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.504 0.184
KrF2 Krypton difluoride rFKr 1.875 1.975 0.100
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.308 0.268
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.107 -0.133
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.545 -0.110
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.617 0.157
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.752 0.109
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.736 0.581
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.772 0.147
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.247 -0.153
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.105 -0.115
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.204 0.125
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.486 0.596
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.744 0.141
22 molecules.