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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 B3LYP/6-311G*

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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 2.197 0.894
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.409 0.310
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.174 0.127
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.212 3.127
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.425 2.338
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.263 0.787
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.775 0.677
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.756 0.658
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.511 0.441
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.093 -0.422
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.509 0.209
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.693 0.486
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.713 0.115
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.196 0.115
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.262 -0.188
LiO lithium oxide rLiO 1.688 1.586 -0.102
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.650 -0.450
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.854 0.150
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.296 -0.130
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.843 1.085
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.621 0.301
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.942 0.102
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.289 0.249
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.087 -0.153
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.109 0.765
FOO Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.794 0.145
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.229 -0.171
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.087 -0.133
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.508 -0.193
ClS2 Sulfur chloride rSCl 2.071 2.174 0.103
33 molecules.