## chem.convert_smiles_to_mol()


Convert a SMILES string to an RDKit Mol object.


Usage

``` python
chem.convert_smiles_to_mol(
    smiles,
    sanitize=True,
)
```


Performs sanitization and validation of the molecule. Returns None if the SMILES is invalid or the molecule fails validation.


## Parameters


`smiles: str | None`  
SMILES string to convert.

`sanitize: bool = ``True`  
True. Default is True.


## Returns


`Mol | None`  
None if conversion fails.