This gives an error:
using Catalyst, DiffEqBase, OrdinaryDiffEq
rn = @reaction_network begin
exp(-(t-5)^2), 0 --> S
1.0, S --> 0
end
oprob = ODEProblem(rn, [0.0], (0.0,20.0))
Seems we haven't setup the problem generation to allow for no parameters when skipping conversion from a system. (Probably we should fix this in MT, but I'm opening this here since it is a Catalyst issue and we might move ReactionSystems here eventually...)