Issue 7, 2024

An interpretable 3D multi-hierarchical representation-based deep neural network for environmental, health and safety properties prediction of organic solvents

Abstract

The interpretability and accuracy of deep-learning-based predictive models play a pivotal role in accelerating computer-aided green product design considering environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) impacts. Recently, molecular graph-based hybrid representation methods have demonstrated comparable or superior abilities to other molecular representations. However, existing molecular graph-based hybrid representation methods incorporate only 2D-based atom-level, bond-level, or molecule-level features while neglecting the molecular geometry, also known as 3D spatial structure information, which is crucial for determining molecular properties. Moreover, existing molecular graph-based hybrid representations lack consideration of knowledge in the chemistry domain, which can improve the interpretability of the predictive models. To this end, a 3D multi-hierarchical representation-based deep neural network (3D-MrDNN) architecture, simultaneously integrating directed message passing neural network learned representation, chemically synthesizable fragment features, and molecular 3D spatial information, is established for the prediction of EH&S properties. The results of predictive performance and ablation studies indicate that the proposed model exhibits decent predictive ability for EH&S properties. Chemically synthesizable fragments are utilized to integrate chemical knowledge into the proposed 3D-MrDNN architecture, the interpretability of which enables chemists to find the key molecular fragments for designing target products with better EH&S performance.

Graphical abstract: An interpretable 3D multi-hierarchical representation-based deep neural network for environmental, health and safety properties prediction of organic solvents

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Dec 2023
Accepted
13 Feb 2024
First published
08 Mar 2024

Green Chem., 2024,26, 4181-4191

An interpretable 3D multi-hierarchical representation-based deep neural network for environmental, health and safety properties prediction of organic solvents

J. Zhang, Q. Wang, Y. Lei and W. Shen, Green Chem., 2024, 26, 4181 DOI: 10.1039/D3GC04801B

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