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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 ROMP2/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.436 0.106
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.421 0.214
O2- oxygen diatomic anion rOO 1.350 1.476 0.126
HeH+ Helium hydride cation rHHe 0.790 0.904 0.114
HNO Nitrosyl hydride rNO 1.209 1.329 0.120
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.186 0.183
IO Iodine monoxide rIO 1.868 2.009 0.141
BrO Bromine monoxide rOBr 1.718 1.824 0.106
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.174 -0.226
9 molecules.