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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/6-31G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.681 2.584
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 2.048 0.226
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.689 0.482
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.699 0.105
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.229 -0.221
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.120 0.362
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.566 0.246
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.499 0.181
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 2.416 0.115
9 molecules.