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#538 Incorrect recognition of S=O group in output from MOPAC

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nobody
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2012-10-23
2009-07-29
Igor Tetko
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Babel does not correctly recognizes S=O groups in output MOPAC 7.14 file.
Instead of producing a double bond, it creates just one single bond. Here is
an example. I used
CS(=O)C
to produce input file to MOPAC 7.14 (Ubuntu), optimized structure with
MOPAC, and after conversion of the output file I got
CSC

The output file from MOPAC is enclosed.

Discussion

  • Igor Tetko

    Igor Tetko - 2009-07-29
     
  • Geoff Hutchison

    Geoff Hutchison - 2009-07-31

    There's no good way to establish this S=O bond at the moment -- it could be an S-OH with a missing hydrogen. I'm leaving this on the tracker for future versions.