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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 QCISD/TZVP

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.191 0.369
KOH Potassium hydroxide rOK 2.212 2.373 0.161
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.690 0.483
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.812 1.842
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.388 0.146
CaBr2 Calcium dibromide rCaBr 2.616 2.760 0.144
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.803 0.210
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.461 0.191
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.708 0.119
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.261 -0.189
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.317 0.559
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.479 0.159
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.277 0.237
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.088 -0.152
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.094 0.751
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 4.861 2.401
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.174 0.172
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.632 0.314
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.248 -0.152
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.119 -0.101
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.242 0.164
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.192 0.287
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.840 1.949
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.501 0.200
24 molecules.