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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.683 2.586
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.684 0.478
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.242 -0.208
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOCl 1.704 1.839 0.135
ClOOCl Dichlorine dioxide rOO 1.426 1.311 -0.115
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 5.751 1.993
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.546 0.226
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.708 0.105
8 molecules.