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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/6-311G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.657 2.560
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.174 0.871
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.671 0.464
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.711 0.113
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.498 0.144
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.209 -0.241
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.818 -0.282
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.337 0.579
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.485 0.165
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.952 0.112
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.252 0.212
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.068 -0.172
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.076 0.732
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.917 0.457
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.375 -0.274
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.192 -0.208
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.047 -0.173
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.314 0.424
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.707 0.104
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.465 -0.236
20 molecules.