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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/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.965 -1.018
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCO 1.420 2.711 1.291
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCC 1.540 2.648 1.108
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rOH 1.000 1.512 0.512
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol rCH 1.095 0.964 -0.131
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.836 1.007 0.171
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.931 1.077 0.146
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rNH 0.877 1.011 0.134
C4H4N2O2 Uracil rCH 0.957 1.081 0.124
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rSH 1.345 1.113 -0.232
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol rCS 1.849 1.737 -0.112
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl- rNH 1.048 1.471 0.423
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCH 1.117 2.423 1.306
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- rCO 1.446 2.165 0.719
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rSH 1.336 1.125 -0.211
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.413 0.338
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.177 0.874
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rSH 1.400 1.051 -0.349
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol rCS 1.819 1.668 -0.151
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.091 -0.439
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.412 0.313
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.086 0.263
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.375 0.164
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.207 3.122
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.410 2.323
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.253 0.777
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.827 0.740
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.774 0.676
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.759 0.661
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.507 0.437
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.088 -0.427
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.510 0.210
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.691 0.484
C2H6N2O2 Dimethylnitroamine rNO 1.223 1.329 0.106
C4H5N Cyclopropanecarbonitrile rCC 1.513 1.627 0.114
KCl Potassium Chloride rKCl 2.667 2.892 0.226
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.717 0.119
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.377 0.134
KBr Potassium Bromide rKBr 2.821 3.013 0.192
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.350 0.179
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.759 0.143
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.802 0.209
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.483 0.213
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide rNO 1.238 1.394 0.157
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.704 0.115
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.219 -0.231
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.177 0.201
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.310 0.210
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.232 0.474
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.469 0.149
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.477 0.510
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.271 0.231
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.084 -0.156
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.081 0.738
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.160 0.158
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.650 0.214
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.754 0.111
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.713 0.558
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.591 0.274
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.209 -0.191
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.059 -0.161
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.226 0.147
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.184 0.279
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 6.071 2.181
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.495 0.193
65 molecules.