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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/aug-cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.687 2.590
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.707 0.500
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.507 0.153
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.244 -0.206
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.274 0.174
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.910 0.152
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.468 0.148
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.304 0.264
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.110 -0.130
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.095 0.751
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 3.867 1.407
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.772 0.123
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.781 0.138
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.232 -0.168
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.079 -0.141
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.189 0.110
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.959 -0.932
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.714 0.111
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.496 -0.205
19 molecules.