Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Preprints and Working Papers
  4. Generative Design of Singlet Fission Materials by Revisiting the Use of a Fragment-oriented Database
 
preprint

Generative Design of Singlet Fission Materials by Revisiting the Use of a Fragment-oriented Database

Worakul, Thanapat  
•
Laplaza, Ruben  
•
Blaskovits, Jacob Terence  
Show more
March 20, 2025

We recently leveraged the FORMED repository made of 116,687 synthesizeable molecules to deploy fragment-based high-throughput virtual screening (HTVS) and genetic algorithm (GA) searches of singlet fission (SF) molecular candidates. With these approaches, both prototypical (e.g., acenes, boron-dipyrromethane (BODIPY)) and unknown (e.g., heteroatom-rich mesoionic) classes of chromophore candidates fulfilling stringent SF energetic requirements were identified. Yet, the reliance on pre-defined fragments limits chemical space exploration and, thus, the discovery of truly unforeseen molecular cores. Here, we exploit a generative learning framework driven by reinforcement learning and property predictions. The generative model rediscovers a diverse range of previously reported SF chromophore classes, including polyenes, benzofurans, fulvenoids, and quinoidal systems, but also suggests a previously unreported SF scaffold not found in the training data, neocoumarin (2-benzopyran-3-one), characterized by two endocyclic double bonds in an ortho arrangement and capped by a lactone group. An in-depth investigation reveals a diradicaloid behavior over the conjugated core comparable to 2-benzofuran, a widely-known SF compound. This work highlights the potential of inverse design pipelines using both generative and property prediction models to discover candidates beyond derivatives of known chemistry for tailored material applications.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
preprint
DOI
10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-chmsm
Author(s)
Worakul, Thanapat  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Laplaza, Ruben  

EPFL

Blaskovits, Jacob Terence  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Corminboeuf, Clémence  

EPFL

Date Issued

2025-03-20

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
LCMD  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

NCCR Catalysis

180544

Available on Infoscience
April 15, 2025
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/249246
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés