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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 PBE1PBE/3-21G

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.428 0.353
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.097 -0.433
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.444 0.345
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.037 0.215
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.204 3.119
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.426 2.339
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.269 0.793
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.838 0.751
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.784 0.686
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.767 0.669
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.528 0.458
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.090 -0.425
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.528 0.228
IBr Iodine monobromide rBrI 2.469 2.649 0.180
ICl Iodine monochloride rClI 2.321 2.498 0.177
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.225 0.145
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.644 -0.114
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.582 0.122
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.204 -0.196
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.316 -0.763
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.442 0.140
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.828 -0.122
22 molecules.