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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 MP2/6-31G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.656 2.559
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.193 0.889
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.042 0.220
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.610 -0.114
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.681 0.475
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.711 0.117
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.393 0.123
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.506 0.152
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.219 -0.231
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.593 -0.507
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.029 -0.191
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.178 0.420
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.518 0.198
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.265 0.225
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.078 -0.162
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.068 0.725
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.778 0.123
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.782 0.109
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 3.929 1.469
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.112 0.109
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.383 -0.266
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.566 0.129
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.515 0.198
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.201 -0.199
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.053 -0.167
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.066 0.161
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.567 -1.324
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.479 -0.222
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.410 0.108
29 molecules.