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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/aug-cc-pVQZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 2.157 -0.826
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.168 3.083
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.401 2.314
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.240 0.764
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.805 0.718
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.761 0.663
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.747 0.649
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.081 -0.434
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.494 0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.495 0.195
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.212 -0.110
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride rNF 1.512 1.388 -0.124
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.589 -0.193
VO Vanadium monoxide rVO 1.589 1.746 0.157
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.817 0.717
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.999 0.110
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.400 1.642
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.436 0.116
ClF5 chlorinepentafluoride rFCl 1.650 1.549 -0.101
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.784 0.111
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 6.920 4.460
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 1.961 -0.194
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.259 -0.141
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.110 -0.110
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.194 0.115
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 7.453 3.562
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.544 -0.157
28 molecules.