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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 B2PLYP/6-311G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.093 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.409 0.310
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.214 3.129
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.424 2.337
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.261 0.785
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.825 0.738
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.774 0.676
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.756 0.658
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.512 0.442
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.091 -0.424
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.512 0.212
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.684 0.478
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.252 -0.198
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.839 0.134
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.311 -0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.340 0.582
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.548 0.228
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.273 0.233
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.079 -0.161
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.680 0.525
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.217 -0.183
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.078 -0.142
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.709 0.106
24 molecules.