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 26 Niobium-containing Solids predicted using PM7 with X-Ray

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Average unsigned error in PM7 HoF: 10.24 kcal/mol, for 6 solids
Average unsigned error in PM6 HoF: 49.64 kcal/mol, for 6 solids

     #     GUI   Heat of formation (Kcal/formula unit) Geometry        Species
                    Ref.        PM7        PM6        PM7    PM6 
  1293   (JSmol)     0.0        -5.4       50.0       43.9   18.4  Niobium (Nb) (ICSD 76416) bcc
  1294   (JSmol)              -159.4     -186.3       31.8   24.1  tris(Diethyl ether)-lithium hexamethyl-niobium(v) (POZJAP)
  1295   (JSmol)              -882.5     -799.0        7.6   16.2  Ammonium diaqua-oxo-bis(oxalato-O,O')-niobium(v) trihydrate (AMOXNB)
  1296   (JSmol)              -220.7     -294.4       13.4   61.5  Niobium(iii) trifluoride (NbF3) (ICSD 60246)
  1297   (JSmol)  -433.5      -415.7     -484.6       65.4   50.6  Niobium(v) pentafluoride (NbF5) (ICSD 26647)
  1298   (JSmol)              -470.7     -495.1       23.7   28.9  1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluoroniobate-(MESBIW)
  1299   (JSmol)              -802.0     -687.8       23.7   43.2  18-Crown-6-oxonium hexafluoroniobate (SINSAK)
  1300   (JSmol)             -1439.7    -1342.6       10.5   28.4  Trityl hexakis(pentafluorophenoxy)-niobium (QINKIH)
  1301   (JSmol)              -577.9     -406.5       19.6   23.0  tetrakis(1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido(1,2-a)pyrimidin-1-yl)-niobium(v) hexafluorophosphate (POFHUO)
  1302   (JSmol)              -883.1     -828.0       19.1   21.5  catena-(bis(Ethane-1,2-diammonium) bis(mu-2-phosphato)-fluoro-oxo-niobium) (HEYBOD)
  1303   (JSmol)              -832.9     -802.9       26.6   21.0  bis(h5-Cyclopentadienyl)-(2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N')-niobium bis(hexafluorophosphate) (VOSXUW)
  1304   (JSmol)  -210.2      -210.4     -175.2       23.3   69.0  Niobium(v) oxychloride (NbOCl3) (ICSD 412071)
  1305   (JSmol)  -190.6      -183.0     -175.1       22.0   93.7  Niobium(v) pentachloride (NbCl5) (ICSD 300102)
  1306   (JSmol)              -219.8     -166.2       27.0   20.6  tris(Dimethylamino)cyclopropenylium hexachloro-niobium(v) (KOWGOS)
  1307   (JSmol)              -209.9     -170.6       26.2   28.4  (18-Crown-6-potassium) (h5-cyclopentadienyl)-(h7-heptatrienyl)-niobium (KOSMEK)
  1308   (JSmol)               -36.1     -132.1       23.8   27.2  tetrakis(N,N-Diethyldithiocarbamato-S,S')-niobium(v) bromide (DEDRAF)
  1309   (JSmol)              -154.2     -138.6       12.9   25.1  Niobium(v) pentabromide (NbBr5) (ICSD 67298)
  1310   (JSmol)  -454.0      -428.6     -315.8        9.5   50.0  Niobium(v) pentoxide (Nb2O5) (ICSD 71317)
  1311   (JSmol)              -369.9     -308.5        9.1    8.9  Lithium niobium chloride ((Nb6Cl12)Cl2 (LiCl)2) (ICSD 50232)
  1312   (JSmol)              -488.7     -459.3       26.0    4.2  Potassium niobium chloride ((Nb6Cl12)Cl2 (KCl)4) (ICSD 41118)
  1313   (JSmol)              -419.8     -427.2        8.3   27.4  Potassium niobium bromide ((Nb6Br12)Br2 (KBr)4) (ICSD 49667)
  1635   (JSmol)              -241.8     -189.2        8.4   13.1  Niobium chloride iodide ((Nb6Cl12)I2) (ICSD 65968)
  1697   (JSmol)               -21.4       17.7       43.3   26.6  Niobium(iii) triiodide (NbI3) (ICSD 109145)
  1722   (JSmol)   -64.2       -69.1      -72.3       25.3   16.8  Niobium(v) pentaiodide (NbI5) (ICSD 10457)
  1723   (JSmol)               -45.3      -63.8       25.5   14.1  bis(bis(mu-2-Iodo)-(h4-1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-diyl)-niobium) iodide (ZOWYAL)
  2224   (JSmol)              -491.1     -527.6       10.1   60.1  Mercury niobate (Hg2Nb2O7) (ICSD 22226)