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Rh-Enamide — Psi4 Reference Data

Full-loop validation on the same rh-enamide system using Psi4 B3LYP/def2-SVP QM reference data, for comparison against the Jaguar B3LYP/LACVP** results.


System Description

Same 9 transition-state structures as the Jaguar benchmark, but with QM Hessians computed by Psi4. def2-SVP uses built-in ECPs for Rh, analogous to Jaguar's LACVP (Hay-Wadt ECP + 6-31G for light atoms).

Property Value
Structures 9 TS geometries (same as Jaguar)
QM level B3LYP/def2-SVP (built-in ECP for Rh)
QM program Psi4 1.10
FF template MM3 (same mm3.fld)
Parameters 182 (same as Jaguar run)

Jaguar vs Psi4 QM Comparison

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Results will be populated after Psi4 generation and benchmark complete.

Hessian Agreement

Structure Max Abs Diff Mean Abs Diff Freq MAE (cm⁻¹)
to be populated

Frequency Comparison

The two QM programs use different basis sets and ECP implementations, so exact agreement is not expected. The key question is whether the optimization outcomes are comparable.


Optimization Results

Metric Jaguar Psi4
Initial score
Final score
Improvement
Wall time

Psi4 reference data generated by scripts/generate_psi4_reference.py in the ci-psi4 Docker container.