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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/CEP-121G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.973 -1.010
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.206 0.903
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.340 3.353 2.013
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.460 1.087 -0.373
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene rCC 1.540 1.365 -0.175
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.429 0.330
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite rNO 1.182 1.286 0.104
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.247 3.162
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.445 2.358
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.274 0.798
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.837 0.750
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.785 0.687
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.769 0.671
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.523 0.453
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.094 -0.421
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.528 0.228
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.707 0.500
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.744 0.146
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.509 0.155
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.281 0.241
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.087 -0.153
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.085 0.741
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.955 0.495
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.766 0.123
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.710 0.555
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.227 -0.173
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.074 -0.146
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.185 0.106
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.294 0.404
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.723 0.120
32 molecules.