Subject: CCL: MOPAC PM5 Accuracy

From: David Gallagher <dgallagher$at$cachesoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:12:16 -0800

For those folks who have inquired about references regarding the new MOPAC 
PM5 method, the author has just published an article comparing the accuracy 
of PM5 with various other methods for heats of formation.

Comparison of the accuracy of semiempirical and some DFT methods for
predicting heats of formation, James J. P. Stewart, J Mol Model (2004) 10:6-12

<http://www.springerlink.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=m5nhpgquxmjmme2jqjft&referrer=parent&backto=searcharticlesresults,1,2;journal,1,1;linkingpublicationresults,id:100529,1>http://www.springerlink.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=m5nhpgquxmjmme2jqjft&referrer=parent&backto=searcharticlesresults,1,2;journal,1,1;linkingpublicationresults,id:100529,1 

There is further information in the on-line manual at 
http://www.cachesoftware.com/techsupport/mopac/

David Gallagher, CAChe Group, Fujitsu