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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/cc-pVQZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.636 2.539
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.499 0.145
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.870 0.112
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.733 0.273
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.190 -0.210
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.051 -0.169
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.188 0.297
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.463 -0.238
8 molecules.