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Anchen Li¹, Elena Casiraghi^1,2,3,4, Juho Rousu¹

¹Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland.

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This study introduces a chemical synthesis graph learning (CSGL) framework to improve molecule representation learning (MRL). CSGL enhances molecular embeddings by considering both structure and reaction roles, achieving strong performance on prediction tasks.

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Area of Science:

Chemistry
Computer Science
Bioinformatics

Background:

Molecule representation learning (MRL) is crucial for translating molecular structures into vector spaces for various downstream applications.
Existing MRL methods often overlook the intricate relationships and transformations inherent in chemical reactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel Chemical Synthesis Graph Learning (CSGL) framework to enhance MRL.
To incorporate both molecular structure and chemical reaction information into a unified representation.

Main Methods:

Developed a hierarchical graph representation combining molecular graphs and chemical synthesis graphs.
Modeled molecules using molecular graphs for atomic-level structural details.
Utilized chemical synthesis graphs where nodes represent molecule sets and edges denote transformations.
Optimized molecular embeddings with a chemical balance constraint.

Main Results:

CSGL demonstrated robust performance across diverse tasks.
Achieved high accuracy in product prediction.
Showcased effectiveness in reaction classification.
Successfully predicted molecular properties.

Conclusions:

The CSGL framework offers a significant advancement in MRL by integrating reaction context.
This approach enhances the predictive power of molecular representations for chemical tasks.
The method provides a chemically informed way to learn molecular embeddings.