HoF Errors: < 2 kcal/mol   < 5 kcal/mol   < 10 kcal/mol   < 20 kcal/mol   < 50 kcal/mol.   Geometries: 0: good, 100: bad

Comparison of Structures of 16 Hafnium-containing Solids predicted using PM7 with X-Ray

(All solids - Periodic Table - Home - PM7 Accuracy - Manual)

Average unsigned error in PM7 HoF: 20.23 kcal/mol, for 4 solids
Average unsigned error in PM6 HoF: 70.08 kcal/mol, for 4 solids

     #     GUI   Heat of formation (Kcal/formula unit) Geometry        Species
                    Ref.        PM7        PM6        PM7    PM6 
  1971   (JSmol)     0.0       -73.9     -115.3       11.0   90.6  Hafnium (Hf) (ICSD 53022) hcp
  1972   (JSmol)              -518.5     -804.5       28.4   96.1  tetrakis(Tetrahydroborato)-hafnium (FUZVOL)
  1973   (JSmol)               -35.1       -3.5       12.4   14.0  Dimethylhafnocene (DMCPHF)
  1974   (JSmol)  -273.6      -273.9     -244.4       17.1   82.9  Hafnium(iv) dioxide (HfO2) (ICSD 27313)
  1975   (JSmol)              -809.6     -739.0       13.3   20.8  bis(Guanidinium) difluoro-(ethylenediaminotetra-acetato)-hafnium(iv) monohydrate (ZULSEE)
  1976   (JSmol)  -461.4      -457.2     -496.9       32.5   48.3  Hafnium(iv) tetrafluoride (HfF4)
  1977   (JSmol)              -758.2     -754.8       15.2   24.3  Tetramethylene-1,4-diammonium bis(mu-2-fluoro)-octafluoro-diaqua-di-hafnium(iv) tetrahydrate (ROLPEN)
  1978   (JSmol)              -657.9     -676.1       23.6   25.6  Hexamethylenediammonium hexafluoro-hafnium (RENPAB)
  1979   (JSmol)             -2110.8    -2105.7       16.0   53.5  Sodium tetrakis(catecholato)-hafnium(iv) hydrate (HFCATH)
  1980   (JSmol)               -65.0       18.8       16.4   18.1  bis(N,N-(Dipyrrolyl-2-methyl)-N-methylamido)-hafnium(iv) dichloromethane solvate (LULCEA)
  1981   (JSmol)  -236.7      -234.2     -337.0       36.3   67.1  Hafnium(iv) tetrachloride (HfCl4)
  1982   (JSmol)              -176.9     -337.9       15.8   67.1  Hafnium(iv) tetrabromide (HfBr4)
  1983   (JSmol)              -770.2     -986.7       23.2   79.7  catena-(Di-rubidium(i) bis(mu-2-fluoro)-(mu-2-oxalato)-bis(aqua-trifluro-hafnium(iv)) dihydrate) (YEWJAL)
  1984   (JSmol)              -328.3     -395.9       23.4   41.2  Dichloro-(bis(h4-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)dimethylphosphonium)-hafnium iodide (ICEHED)
  1985   (JSmol)              -102.3     -337.4        6.7   95.1  Hafnium(iii) triiodide (HfI3)
  1986   (JSmol)              -103.8     -287.0       23.8   43.4  Hafnium(iv) tetraiodide (HfI4)