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mopac

Description

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MOPAC, the Molecular Orbital PACkage, is software for performing quantum chemistry calculations based on semiempirical thermochemistry models (e.g. AM1, PM3, PM6, PM7). MOPAC has been under active development since 1981, led by James J. P. Stewart.

Environment Modules

Run module spider mopac to find out what environment modules are available for this application.

Environment Variables

  • HPC_MOPAC_DIR - installation directory
  • HPC_MOPAC_BIN - binary directory

Citation

If you publish research that uses Mopac you have to cite it as follows:

James J. P. Stewart. MOPAC: A semiempirical molecular orbital program. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design, 4(1):1–103, 1990. URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128336, doi:10.1007/BF00128336.

Categories

chemistry