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This research introduces FIRMPO, a preference optimization framework that integrates chemical feedback—specifically molecular formula matching and IR spectral consistency—to correct unreasonable predictions in AI-driven structure elucidation. By tailoring generic reinforcement learning techniques to the strict constraints of chemistry, the method significantly improves the accuracy of top-ranked candidate structures without requiring model-specific retraining. This advancement addresses critical reliability issues where previous models failed basic chemical validity checks, offering a robust path forward for automated spectroscopic analysis.
Towards Reasonable Molecular Structure Elucidation from Infrared Spectroscopy with Chemical Feedback
arXiv:2608.16082v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Infrared (IR) spectra provide characteristic signals of molecular structure, which are often interpreted by experts via functional-group identification or library matching, making the process time-consuming and ambiguous. Recent machine learning methods have made progress in molecular structure elucidation using molecular formulas and IR spectra. However, these models often infer unreasonable candidate molecular structures, including top-ranked predictions. More specifically, the molecular formula implied by a candidate structure often fails to match the input molecular formula, and the candidate's theoretical IR spectrum is often inconsistent with the observed IR spectrum. To address these issues, we propose Formula- and IR-Matched Preference Optimization (FIRMPO), a general and plug-and-play chemical feedback-driven preference optimization framework for molecular structure elucidation. FIRMPO incorporates chemical feedback as preference signals based on exact molecular formula matching and IR spectral consistency to guide reasonable structure predictions. Unlike generic preference optimization methods, FIRMPO is tailored to molecular structure elucidation while remaining model-agnostic, enabling it to be readily integrated with different structure prediction models in this class. This encourages models to prioritize structures that satisfy the chemical feedback, leading to a substantial improvement in the accuracy of top-ranked predictions. Extensive experiments on three widely used IR datasets show that FIRMPO significantly improves molecular structure elucidation accuracy over existing baselines.
Abstract:Infrared (IR) spectra provide characteristic signals of molecular structure, which are often interpreted by experts via functional-group identification or library matching, making the process time-consuming and ambiguous. Recent machine learning methods have made progress in molecular structure elucidation using molecular formulas and IR spectra. However, these models often infer unreasonable candidate molecular structures, including top-ranked predictions. More specifically, the molecular formula implied by a candidate structure often fails to match the input molecular formula, and the candidate's theoretical IR spectrum is often inconsistent with the observed IR spectrum. To address these issues, we propose Formula- and IR-Matched Preference Optimization (FIRMPO), a general and plug-and-play chemical feedback-driven preference optimization framework for molecular structure elucidation. FIRMPO incorporates chemical feedback as preference signals based on exact molecular formula matching and IR spectral consistency to guide reasonable structure predictions. Unlike generic preference optimization methods, FIRMPO is tailored to molecular structure elucidation while remaining model-agnostic, enabling it to be readily integrated with different structure prediction models in this class. This encourages models to prioritize structures that satisfy the chemical feedback, leading to a substantial improvement in the accuracy of top-ranked predictions. Extensive experiments on three widely used IR datasets show that FIRMPO significantly improves molecular structure elucidation accuracy over existing baselines.
Machine Learning (cs.LG)
arXiv:2608.16082 [cs.LG]
(or arXiv:2608.16082v1 [cs.LG] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.16082 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)
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