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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 CISD/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.442 0.367
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.260 0.957
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.451 0.352
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.104 0.282
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.198 3.113
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.455 2.368
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.277 0.801
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.830 0.743
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.779 0.681
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.769 0.671
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.540 0.470
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.084 -0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.542 0.242
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.631 0.424
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.431 0.100
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.884 0.217
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.396 0.154
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.716 0.122
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.457 0.187
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.259 -0.191
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.987 -0.113
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.726 0.507
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.728 0.117
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.997 0.239
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.520 0.200
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.625 -0.119
TiH Titanium monohydride rHTi 1.785 1.896 0.111
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.265 0.225
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.074 -0.166
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.059 0.715
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.768 0.113
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 1.875 0.110
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.573 2.113
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.214 0.212
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.045 -0.110
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.579 0.262
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.212 -0.188
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.073 -0.147
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.190 0.111
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.193 0.287
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.502 0.612
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.471 0.169
43 molecules.