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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/6-311G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.176 0.873
ZnS Zinc sulfide rSZn 2.046 2.170 0.123
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.674 0.467
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.751 -0.113
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.270 -0.180
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.831 -0.269
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.436 0.678
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.493 0.173
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.260 0.220
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.073 -0.167
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.090 0.746
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 5.092 2.632
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.230 -0.170
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.104 -0.116
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 5.186 1.296
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.485 -0.216
16 molecules.