SpecMol: A Unified Framework for Spectroscopy-Grounded Molecular Modeling and Evaluation

SpecMol: A Unified Framework for Spectroscopy-Grounded Molecular Modeling and Evaluation | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article SpecMol: A Unified Framework for Spectroscopy-Grounded Molecular Modeling and Evaluation Yuqiang Li, Shuaike Shen, Jiaqing Xie, Zhuo Yang, Antong Zhang, and 4 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8881520/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Large language models have emerged as transformative tools in molecular science, demonstrating remarkable potential in molecular property prediction and de novo molecular design. However, their application to spectroscopy remains notably limited, despite its foundational role in experimental molecular characterization and structural validation. Progress in spectroscopy-grounded reasoning has been hindered by the lack of standardized spectral representations and comprehensive evaluation protocols, making cross-study comparisons difficult. To bridge this gap, we present a unified framework for spectroscopy-grounded molecular modeling and evaluation. At its core, the SpecMol foundation model integrates spectral interpretation, molecular representation learning, and three-dimensional structure generation within a single interface. Complementing this, we establish SpecMol-Bench as a systematic evaluation protocol encompassing cross-modal tasks: spectra-to-structure elucidation, structure-to-spectra simulation, and SMILES-to-3D conformation generation. Under this unified framework, SpecMol achieves accurate spectra-driven structure elucidation and reproduces experimental nuclear magnetic resonance characteristics with high fidelity. The model also generates chemically valid three-dimensional conformations directly from SMILES strings and consistently outperforms existing general-purpose molecular language models across standardized evaluation metrics. Physical sciences/Chemistry/Cheminformatics Physical sciences/Mathematics and computing/Computational science Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Supplementary Files SupplementaryInformation.pdf Supplementary Information Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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