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This paper proposes a AC-ModNet model that effectively combines VAE with AC-GAN to generate molecular structures in specific attribute intervals. The AC-ModNet is trained and evaluated using the open 250K ZINC dataset. In comparison with related models, our method performs best in the FCD and Frag model evaluation indicators. Moreover, we prove the AC-ModNet created molecules have potential application value in drug design by comparing and analyzing them with medical records in the PubChem database. 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