Calculation of energies of excited states using MNDO

The energies of the lowest singlet (S₁) and triplet (T₁) states of 28 molecules have been calculated by the “half-electron” (MNDO -HE ) and spin-unrestricted (UMNDO ) versions of MNDO . While most of the calculated values are too negative, because of overestimation of the correlation energy in MNDO -HE and UMNDO , the errors are systematic and depend in an understandable way on the nature of the molecular orbitals (MO S) involved. When appropriate corrections are applied, the calculated energies agree with experiment almost as well as they do for ground states. This justifies the use of MNDO -HE or UMNDO for studies of excited state processes.