The extension of the MNDO formalism to d orbitals is outlined.
MNDO/d parameters are reported for Na,
Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Br, I, Zn, Cd, and Hg. According to
extensive test calculations covering more than 600
molecules and several properties, MNDO/d provides significant
improvements over established semiempirical
methods, especially for hypervalent compounds. The mean absolute
error in MNDO/d heats of formation
amounts to 5.4 kcal/mol for the complete validation set of 575
molecules and is identical for the subsets of
508 normal valent and 67 hypervalent compounds. In addition to the
statistical evaluations, several specific
applications are briefly discussed to illustrate the performance of
MNDO/d in selected areas and to comment
on problematic cases.