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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 MP3=FULL/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.095 -0.435
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.403 0.304
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.666 0.459
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.243 -0.207
SiP Silicon monophosphide rSiP 2.078 1.975 -0.102
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.392 0.634
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.491 0.171
7 molecules.