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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/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.432 0.357
C2H2N2O Furazan rNO 1.373 1.475 0.102
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.457 0.358
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.059 0.237
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene rCCl 1.714 1.822 0.108
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.206 3.121
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.447 2.360
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.276 0.800
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.833 0.746
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.780 0.682
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.766 0.668
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.539 0.469
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.086 -0.429
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.540 0.240
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.648 0.442
F2+ flourine diatomic cation rFF 1.322 1.446 0.124
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation rOO 1.116 1.286 0.170
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.332 0.125
He2+ helium diatomic cation rHeHe 1.081 1.195 0.114
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.701 0.107
O3 Ozone rOO 1.278 1.410 0.132
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.253 -0.197
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.713 0.102
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.566 0.246
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.269 0.229
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.079 -0.161
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 3.163 0.703
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.697 0.542
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.556 0.238
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.207 -0.193
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.074 -0.146
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.322 -0.757
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.457 0.155
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide rCZn 1.950 1.845 -0.104
35 molecules.