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Chem3D Users Manual - CambridgeSoft

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Administrator<br />

improvements in each method were designed to<br />

make global improvements, they have been found<br />

to be limited in certain situations.<br />

The two major questions to consider when<br />

choosing a potential function are:<br />

• Is the method parameterized for the elements<br />

in the model<br />

• Does the approximation have limitations<br />

which render it inappropriate for the model<br />

being studied<br />

For more detailed information see the MOPAC<br />

online manual.<br />

The following table shows the diatomic pairs that<br />

are parameterized in MINDO/3. An x indicates<br />

parameter availability for the pair indicated by the<br />

row and column. Parameters of dubious quality are<br />

indicated by (x).<br />

MINDO/3 Applicability and Limitations<br />

MINDO/3 (Modified Intermediate Neglect of<br />

Diatomic Overlap revision 3) is the oldest method.<br />

Using diatomic pairs, it is an INDO (Intermediate<br />

Neglect of Diatomic Orbitals) method, where the<br />

degree of approximation is more severe than the<br />

NDDO methods MNDO, PM3 and AM1. This<br />

method is generally regarded to be of historical<br />

interest only, although some sulfur compounds are<br />

still more accurately analyzed using this method.<br />

MNDO Applicability and Limitations<br />

The following limitations apply to MNDO:<br />

• Sterically crowded molecules are too unstable,<br />

for example, neopentane.<br />

• Four-membered rings are too stable, for<br />

example, cubane.<br />

• Hydrogen bonds are virtually non-existent, for<br />

example, water dimer. Overly repulsive<br />

nonbonding interactions between hydrogens<br />

168•MOPAC Computations<br />

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MOPAC Semi-empirical Methods

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