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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 G4

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
H2ONH3 Water Ammonia Dimer rNH 2.983 2.066 -0.917
C3H3NO Isoxazole rCH 1.075 1.422 0.347
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 1.413 0.110
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCC 1.530 1.096 -0.434
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether rCH 1.099 1.405 0.306
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.663 0.456
HCP+ Phosphaethyne cation rCP 1.601 1.084 -0.517
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide rNN 1.782 1.679 -0.103
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide rNN 1.864 1.672 -0.192
LiK Lithium Potassium rLiK 3.270 3.409 0.139
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.261 -0.189
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 2.639 -0.461
P2+ phosphorus diatomic cation rPP 1.986 1.882 -0.104
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.526 0.206
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.291 0.251
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.088 -0.152
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.074 0.730
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.225 -0.175
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.094 -0.126
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 2.683 -1.208
Al2 Aluminum diatomic rAlAl 2.701 2.517 -0.184
21 molecules.