Summary on Iron Complexes w/ MM

[jomal - at - dfq.ufrj.br (Joao Otavio M.A. Lins )]

 Original post (Oct 1, 1993)
 >
 > 	Hi Netters!
 >
 > 	A friend of mine has asked me about the possibility to use molecular
 > mechanics  to perform  calculations on iron complexes.  As a second
 opinion,
 > I'd like to hear your point of  view as well as where he'll find
 parameters/
 > force fields available to perform such calculations. Are they reliable?
 >
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 Here's a reference you might be interested in:
 T.N. Doman, C.R. Landis & B. Bosnich; Journal of the American Chemical
 Society (1992), _114_, 7264-7272.
 "Molecular Mechanics Force Fields for Linear Metallocenes."
 Tom Doman
 tndoma - at - ddpi6.monsanto.com
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 I have the following reference that gives parameters for Fe within MM2
 M.G.B. Drew et al; J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. (1986), 1081-1086.
 G. Mercier
 mercie - at - cumc.cornell.edu
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 	Really thanks!
 							Joao O.M.A. Lins