Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Oxalic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.
Similar compounds — the chemically nearest patent molecules
Nearest neighbours by Morgan-fingerprint cosine across the patent-compound collection, with each neighbour's top predicted target and the predicted targets it shares with this molecule.
| Compound | similarity | top predicted | shared targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL9516237 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.78) | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL8412473 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.78) | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL29362739 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL29031729 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL29949191 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.70) | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL25276643 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL4015785 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.70) | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL31474466 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL21878517 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.70) | — | |
| Oxalic Acid SCHEMBL30325604 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.70) | — |
Similarity is cosine over the 2,048-bit Morgan fingerprint (≈ Tanimoto). Identical fingerprints score 1.00.
Patent provenance — the patents this molecule appears in, and who filed them
Appears in 5515 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-122076436-A | Copper-based catalyst for dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation and preparation method thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122081632-A | Preparation method of ultrathin molybdenum copper foil | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122006721-A | Coral copper zinc aluminum catalyst, preparation method and application thereof, and methanol preparation method | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122006791-A | Composite catalyst, preparation method and application thereof, and method for synthesizing dimethyl ether by one-step synthesis gas | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122006717-A | For decomposing N2O-based CuO composite oxide catalyst and preparation method thereof | 山西大学 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260035583-A1 | IN-SITU THERMALLY ACTIVATED IONIC INK, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | UNIV GUANGDONG TECHNOLOGY (CN) | 2026-02-05 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260028239-A1 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING COPPER/TIN SOURCE MATERIAL FROM OXALATE OF COPPER AND/OR TIN | YE TAO (CN) | 2026-01-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12447237-B2 | Application of antimicrobial agents to medical devices | C. R. BARD, INC. (US) | 2025-10-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4626738-A1 | PYROTECHNIC SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Ticona LLC (US) | 2025-10-08 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4157944-B1 | HYDROPHOBIC ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS | OMYA INT AG (CH) | 2025-10-01 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4096009-A | METAL DEPOSITION, VINYL PYRIDINE COPOLYMERS | HONNY CHEMICALS COMPANY, LTD. (JA) | 1978-06-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4076949-A | REACTING ALCOHOL WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXYGEN, CATALYSIS | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (US) | 1978-02-28 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4053453-A | COPPER OXALATE AND AMINE MOLYBDATE | THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY (US) | 1977-10-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4041068-A | AS CATALYST A PALLADIUM, PLATINUM OR RHODIUM SALT WITH AN AMINE AND AN ALCOHOL | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (US) | 1977-08-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4007316-A | COATED WITH COPPER OXALATE, SULFUR, CARBON | THE MAGNAVOX COMPANY (US) | 1977-02-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4005128-A | FROM CARBON MONOXIDE AND ALCOHOL, METAL SALT CATALYST | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (US) | 1977-01-25 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4005129-A | OXALATE ESTERS | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (US) | 1977-01-25 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3992436-A | Synthesis of oxalate esters from carbon monoxide and carboxylic ortho esters | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (US) | 1976-11-16 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3980662-A | HYDRATING A NITRILE COMPOUND WITH WATER IN A CATALYST OF A COPPER-CONTAINING POLYMER | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED (JA) | 1976-09-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3939205-A | TO FORM AN AMIDE, COPPER CATALYST | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (JA) | 1976-02-17 | — | — | US | claimed |