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Workshop: AI for Science: Scaling in AI for Scientific Discovery
Enhancing Peak Assignment in CNMR Spectroscopy: A Novel Approach Using Multimodal Alignment
Hao Xu · Zhengyang Zhou · Pengyu Hong
Keywords: [ Multimodal Learning ] [ Study of scientific methods ] [ NMR ] [ Molecular modeling ] [ Contrastive Learning ] [ Multimodal Alignment ] [ Chemoinformatics ]
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is pivotal in unraveling molecular structures and dynamic behaviors. Although machine learning models show promise in NMR spectral prediction, challenges persist in peak assignment, a crucial step in molecular structure determination. Addressing this, our paper presents a pioneering approach, multimodal alignment correlating CNMR spectral peaks (presented in a sequence data format) with their corresponding atoms in molecular structures (presented in graph data format). This solution establishes correspondences across two heterogeneous modalities: molecular graph and spectral sequence. It employs a dual-coordinated contrastive learning architecture featuring three key modules: a molecular-level alignment module, an atomic-level alignment module, and a communication channel. Our approach yields exceptional results, boasting a peak-to-atom match rate exceeding 90% for exact matches. Additionally, it achieves a remarkable accuracy of over 95% in assigning CNMR spectra to molecules, thus making a significant contribution to isomer recognition.