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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=FULL/cc-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.420 0.345
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.088 -0.442
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.401 0.302
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.658 0.451
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride rFP 1.561 1.670 0.109
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.222 -0.228
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.051 0.293
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.423 0.103
SeO3 selenium trioxide rSeO 1.688 1.577 -0.111
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.268 0.228
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.081 -0.159
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.228 -0.172
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.093 -0.127
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.011 0.120
14 molecules.