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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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.089 -0.441
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.410 0.311
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.226 0.403
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.199 -0.251
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.989 0.231
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.421 0.101
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.269 0.229
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.083 -0.157
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.609 0.454
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.212 -0.188
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.078 -0.142
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.705 -0.185
12 molecules.