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  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Modified Neglect of Diatomic Overlap (MNDO) and its descendants are widely used for modeling large molecular systems.
  • Accurate parameterization is crucial for the reliability of these semi-empirical methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for analytic evaluation of first and second derivatives of molecular properties with respect to semi-empirical parameters in MNDO-based models.
  • To compare the derived parameter Hessian with existing approximations used in parameterization.

Main Methods:

  • Analytic evaluation of first and second derivatives of molecular properties against semi-empirical parameters.
  • Implementation of the exact parameter Hessian for reparameterization of MNDO.
  • Utilizing a dataset of 1206 molecules for reference data (heats of formation, ionization energies, dipole moments, geometries).
  • Verification of the MNDO implementation against the MOPAC program.

Main Results:

  • A novel method for analytic evaluation of parameter derivatives in MNDO-based models is presented.
  • The exact parameter Hessian was successfully applied in a limited reparameterization of MNDO for C, H, N, O, and F.
  • Calculated molecular properties showed good agreement with MOPAC, validating the implementation.

Conclusions:

  • The analytic evaluation of parameter derivatives provides a more rigorous approach to parameterization.
  • This method has the potential to improve the accuracy and reliability of MNDO-based semi-empirical calculations.
  • The developed approach offers a robust tool for refining quantum chemistry models.