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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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 1.931 -1.052
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.426 0.351
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.414 0.315
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.053 0.231
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.085 4.223 3.138
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 3.429 2.342
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.476 2.266 0.790
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.087 1.829 0.742
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.780 0.682
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.098 1.762 0.664
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCH 1.070 1.514 0.444
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.515 1.095 -0.420
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene rCC 1.300 1.513 0.213
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.698 0.491
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.720 0.127
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.228 -0.222
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.699 1.941
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.623 0.303
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.495 0.177
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.237 -0.163
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.094 -0.126
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.450 0.149
23 molecules.