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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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH2N2 diazirine rNN 1.228 1.349 0.121
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.435 0.360
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.480 0.107
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.279 0.976
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.467 0.368
CH3OCl methyl hypochlorite rCO 1.389 1.496 0.107
CH3NO nitrosomethane rNO 1.211 1.318 0.107
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.018 0.196
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.128 0.153
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.215 3.130
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.467 2.380
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.285 0.809
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.837 0.750
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.782 0.684
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.772 0.674
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.549 0.479
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.086 -0.429
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.553 0.253
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.649 0.443
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.783 0.116
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.364 0.121
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.943 -0.109
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.592 0.270
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.392 0.184
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.469 0.119
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.712 0.118
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.389 0.111
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 2.085 0.221
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNO 1.142 1.244 0.102
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.484 0.214
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.526 0.171
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.222 -0.228
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.841 -0.259
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.542 0.116
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.008 0.119
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.519 0.199
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.924 0.166
CuF Copper monofluoride rCuF 1.745 1.622 -0.123
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.253 0.213
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.071 -0.169
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.056 0.713
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.761 0.106
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNO 1.209 1.329 0.120
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.792 0.119
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.211 1.751
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.190 0.187
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.629 0.193
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.807 0.652
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.578 0.260
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.181 -0.219
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.043 -0.177
S2N2 Disulfur dinitride rNS 1.642 1.742 0.100
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.185 0.106
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.156 0.251
AsN Arsenic mononitride rNAs 1.618 1.745 0.127
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.722 -0.169
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.443 -0.258
C5H6 Propellane rCC 1.596 1.728 0.132
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.460 0.159
60 molecules.