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MOPAC

Contact: Nina Jeliazkova

Categories: Descriptor calculation

Exposed methods:

mopac
Input:
Output:
Input format: Mopac DAT files
Output format: Mopac OUT files
User-specified parameters: MOPAC options, as per specification
Reporting information:

Description:

Background (publication date, popularity/level of familiarity, rationale of approach, further comments)
MOPAC (Molecular Orbital PACkage) was started in 1981, and has been under
continuous development since then. MOPAC 7.1 is a FORTRAN 90 version of MOPAC 7.
It supports the methods: MNDO, AM1, and PM3, as well as Sparkle/AM1 for the
lanthanides. All published NDDO parameter sets are supported.

Comments (including reviews)
Newer versions with extended functionality are available under dual academic/commercial licenses.

Type of Descriptor:

Semiempirical quantum chemistry descriptors based on Dewar and Thiel's NDDO
approximation.

Interfaces:

Priority: Low

Development status:

Homepage: http://openmopac.net/

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Technical details

Data: No

Software: Yes

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Input format: Mopac DAT files

Output format: Mopac OUT files

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