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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 SVWN/6-31G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.763 -1.220
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.412 0.337
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.104 -0.426
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.391 0.292
GaAs Gallium arsenide rGaAs 2.530 2.245 -0.285
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.008 0.185
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.228 3.143
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.402 2.315
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.263 0.787
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.839 0.752
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.791 0.693
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.766 0.668
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.501 0.431
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.104 -0.411
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.498 0.198
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.677 0.470
NaK Sodium Potassium rNaK 3.589 3.405 -0.184
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.110 2.397 0.287
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.189 -0.261
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.260 -0.166
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.868 0.164
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.402 -0.356
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.563 0.243
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.256 0.216
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.073 -0.167
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.071 0.728
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.115 0.113
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.548 0.393
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.452 0.134
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.206 -0.194
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.071 -0.149
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.971 -0.108
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.381 -0.510
33 molecules.