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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 MP2/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.655 2.558
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.176 0.873
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride rNCl 1.975 2.077 0.102
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.675 0.468
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.714 0.116
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.498 0.144
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.233 -0.217
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.820 -0.280
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.352 0.594
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.484 0.164
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride rNCl 1.840 1.957 0.117
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.256 0.216
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.070 -0.170
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.077 0.733
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.074 1.614
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.193 -0.207
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.048 -0.172
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.396 0.506
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.708 0.105
19 molecules.