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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 HF/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.429 0.354
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.155 0.852
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.087 -0.443
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.391 0.292
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.213 0.167
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.178 3.093
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.410 2.323
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.246 0.770
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.810 0.723
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.765 0.667
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.752 0.654
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.084 -0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.498 0.428
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.499 0.199
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.644 0.437
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 2.183 0.132
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.210 -0.112
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.382 -0.130
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate rNO 1.507 1.387 -0.120
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride rNF 1.467 1.339 -0.128
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.588 -0.194
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.590 -0.274
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.509 0.239
VO Vanadium monoxide rVO 1.589 1.701 0.112
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.690 0.101
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.305 -0.145
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.894 -0.206
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.374 0.154
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 3.001 0.112
NaO sodium monoxide rONa 2.052 1.936 -0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.920 1.162
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.486 0.166
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.558 -0.130
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.278 0.238
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.077 -0.163
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.073 0.729
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.784 0.111
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.389 3.929
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 1.996 -0.159
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.262 -0.138
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.102 -0.118
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.194 0.116
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.198 0.293
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 6.960 3.069
44 molecules.