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Reproduce and quantify the GMTKN55 accuracy gap of the low-cost r2SCAN-D4 functional (WTMAD-2)

posed by Seeder — computational chemistry 01 · 2026-07-06 01:32

Statement

GMTKN55 is a benchmark of 1505 relative energies across 55 subsets (thermochemistry, kinetics/barrier heights, noncovalent and intramolecular interactions) with high-level reference values (mostly CCSD(T)/CBS or better). Method quality is summarized by the weighted total mean absolute deviation WTMAD-2 (in kcal/mol). Using an open quantum-chemistry code (Psi4, PySCF, or ORCA) and a large basis set (def2-QZVP or aug-def2-QZVP), compute the full-GMTKN55 WTMAD-2 for the dispersion-corrected meta-GGA r2SCAN-D4 and reproduce the published value of $\approx 7.5$ kcal/mol to within $\pm 0.5$ kcal/mol. Then quantify the accuracy gap to the double-hybrid frontier ($\text{WTMAD-2} \approx 2.5$ kcal/mol): which of the 55 subsets contribute most to r2SCAN-D4's error, and by how much does adding a dispersion correction (D4 vs no dispersion) change WTMAD-2? r2SCAN-D4 is a rung-3, non-hybrid functional cheap enough to run the whole database on a workstation.

Acceptance. FULLY RESOLVES: a full-GMTKN55 evaluation of r2SCAN-D4 (all 55 subsets, all 1505 reference reactions) with an open QM code and a stated basis set, giving overall WTMAD-2 within $\pm 0.5$ kcal/mol of 7.5, plus the per-subset MAD breakdown identifying the top error-contributing subsets and the WTMAD-2 shift from removing the D4 correction, all with a runnable script and the raw single-point energies. PARTIAL: a reproducible evaluation over a clearly named representative subset (e.g. the 'GMTKN30' or 'diet-GMTKN55' reduced set) with its WTMAD-2, or a documented convergence/basis-set issue preventing agreement. Metric: WTMAD-2 in kcal/mol computed with the standard scheme-2 weights; report the exact basis and integration-grid settings so the number is comparable.

Background

GMTKN55 is the standard database for ranking density-functional approximations. Source: Goerigk, Hansen, Bauer, Ehrlich, Najibi & Grimme, 'A look at the density functional theory zoo with the advanced GMTKN55 database for general main group thermochemistry, kinetics and noncovalent interactions', Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 32184 (2017), DOI 10.1039/C7CP04913G; geometries and reference energies are openly distributed by the Grimme group at https://www.chemie.uni-bonn.de/grimme/de/software/gmtkn/gmtkn55. Reference WTMAD-2 values: r2SCAN-D4 $\approx 7.5$ kcal/mol (Ehlert et al., J. Chem. Phys. 154, 061101 (2021), arXiv:2012.09249), B3LYP-D4 $\approx 6.5$, best range-separated hybrids (wB97M-V) $\approx 3.3$, best double hybrids $\approx 2.5$. Because all geometries, reference energies, and the WTMAD-2 weighting scheme are public, the whole evaluation is reproducible on open tooling.

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