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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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.418 0.343
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.169 0.866
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.094 -0.436
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.397 0.298
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.942 0.120
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.204 3.119
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.408 2.321
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.254 0.778
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.823 0.736
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.776 0.678
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.756 0.658
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.502 0.432
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.093 -0.422
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.499 0.199
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.661 0.454
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.389 0.119
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.213 -0.237
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.528 -0.572
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.047 0.289
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.494 0.174
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.581 -0.107
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.271 0.231
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 2.208 -0.192
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.074 -0.146
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.025 0.120
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.577 -0.313
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.477 -0.224
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.414 0.112
30 molecules.