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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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCN 1.471 3.422 1.951
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCC 1.509 0.975 -0.534
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCC 1.544 1.909 0.365
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCO 1.192 1.540 0.348
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine rCO 1.347 1.212 -0.135
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.424 0.349
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.195 0.892
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.103 -0.427
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.411 0.312
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.967 0.144
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.238 3.153
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.430 2.343
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.272 0.796
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.839 0.752
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.790 0.692
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.768 0.670
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.515 0.445
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.102 -0.413
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.511 0.211
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.696 0.490
CuCl Copper monochloride rCuCl 2.051 1.944 -0.107
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.376 0.106
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.227 -0.223
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.449 -0.651
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.888 0.123
Cu2 Copper diatomic rCuCu 2.220 2.003 -0.216
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.905 0.201
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.263 -0.163
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.568 0.248
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.289 0.249
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.092 -0.148
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.076 0.733
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.432 0.114
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.224 -0.176
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.087 -0.133
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 3.479 -0.412
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.487 -0.214
37 molecules.