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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-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.631 2.534
CH3CHF2 Ethane, 1,1-difluoro- rCF 1.364 1.673 0.309
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.408 1.291
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.149 0.703
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.170 0.867
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- rCF 1.340 1.664 0.324
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.662 0.456
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.673 0.112
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.182 -0.268
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.977 -0.123
ArH+ Argon hydride cation rArH 1.292 1.441 0.149
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.915 0.157
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride rBB 1.702 1.551 -0.151
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.263 0.223
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.078 -0.162
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.056 0.712
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.194 -0.206
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.051 -0.169
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.959 -0.932
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.453 -0.248
20 molecules.