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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/cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.676 2.579
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.183 0.880
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.702 0.495
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.439 0.117
VO Vanadium monoxide rVO 1.589 1.487 -0.102
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.501 0.147
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.236 -0.214
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.741 -0.359
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.093 0.335
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.499 0.179
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.975 0.135
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.302 0.262
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.102 -0.138
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.088 0.745
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.214 1.754
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.746 0.103
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.073 -0.147
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.209 0.130
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 2.494 -0.207
22 molecules.