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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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.427 0.352
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.099 -0.431
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.417 0.318
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.980 0.157
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.688 0.481
LiCl- lithium chloride anion rLiCl 2.180 2.024 -0.156
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation rHCl 1.315 1.418 0.104
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid rOH 0.970 2.856 1.886
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.347 0.105
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride rNCl 1.754 1.898 0.145
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.241 -0.209
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.592 -0.508
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.877 0.173
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.161 0.403
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.526 0.206
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.267 0.227
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.080 -0.160
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.084 0.741
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.806 0.151
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.607 0.147
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.154 0.152
S4 Sulfur tetramer rSS 2.155 2.293 0.138
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.528 0.210
GeO Germanium monoxide rOGe 1.625 1.518 -0.107
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.229 -0.171
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.100 -0.120
K2 Potassium diatomic rKK 3.905 4.111 0.206
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.657 0.766
28 molecules.