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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 MP2/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.991 -0.992
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.666 2.569
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol rSH 1.336 1.125 -0.211
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.200 0.897
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.125 0.303
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.682 0.475
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride rFCl 1.598 1.716 0.118
KF Potassium Fluoride rKF 2.171 2.273 0.101
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.730 0.136
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.398 0.128
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.510 0.156
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.206 -0.244
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.119 0.143
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.060 0.302
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.504 0.184
CaF Calcium monofluoride rFCa 1.967 2.102 0.135
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.264 0.224
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.077 -0.163
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.069 0.725
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.787 0.114
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.262 1.802
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.111 0.109
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride radical rFO 1.649 1.385 -0.264
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.572 0.135
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.757 0.114
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.520 0.202
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.202 -0.198
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.053 -0.167
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.063 0.158
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.444 0.554
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.478 -0.223
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.431 0.130
32 molecules.