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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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.927 0.105
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.820 1.850
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.235 -0.215
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.983 -0.117
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.068 0.310
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.426 0.106
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.281 0.241
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.089 -0.151
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.080 0.736
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.236 -0.164
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.108 -0.112
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.059 0.168
13 molecules.