Methane

Methane

SCHEMBL132905

C.[Li]

nearest known ligand 0.00

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⚠ 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.

Compoundsimilaritytop predictedshared targets
Methane SCHEMBL183082 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL30408343 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL183301 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL5168552 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL5170327 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL3867605 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL585177 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL8197862 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL6274288 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL17075361 0.82

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 5075 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
EP-4749720-A1 PRE-LITHIATED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, COMPOSITE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, PREPARATION METHOD, AND USE China Energy Lithium Co., Ltd (CN) 2026-05-27 EP claimed
US-20260142248-A1 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND CHARGING AND DISCHARGING METHOD THEREFOR CYNTEC CO., LTD. (TW) 2026-05-21 US claimed
CN-122051046-A Super capacitor capable of being integrated with high-voltage structure in-plane series connection and preparation method thereof 上海交通大学 2026-05-15 CN claimed
EP-4734225-A1 RECYCLING METHOD OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERY POSCO Holdings Inc. (KR) 2026-04-29 EP claimed
EP-4730471-A1 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND CHARGING AND DISCHARGING METHOD THEREFOR CYNTEC CO., LTD. (TW) 2026-04-22 EP claimed
EP-4730470-A1 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE CYNTEC CO., LTD. (TW) 2026-04-22 EP claimed
CN-121583902-A Coated microcrystalline lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode material and preparation method and application thereof 宁波富理电池材料科技有限公司 2026-02-27 CN claimed
CN-121583919-A Lithiated carbon nano tube, preparation method and application thereof, and energy storage device 西南民族大学 2026-02-27 CN claimed
EP-4391284-B1 ENERGY SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC TOOL SYSTEM NANJING CHERVON IND CO LTD (CN) 2025-12-24 EP claimed
EP-4663403-A1 LITHIUM-CARBON COMPOSITE BAND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR China Energy Lithium Co., Ltd. (CN) 2025-12-17 EP claimed
EP-0046862-B1 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BRANCHED BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND THEIR USE BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE) 1985-03-27 EP claimed
US-4418180-A STEP-WISE, WITH A LITHIUM-HYDROCARBON INITIATOR; VINYL-AROMATIC AND CONJUGATED-DIENE MONOMERS BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) 1983-11-29 US claimed
US-4263123-A LITHIATED COAL INTERMEDIATES EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) 1981-04-21 US claimed
US-4167545-A VINYLAROMATICS AND CONJUGATED DIENES BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) 1979-09-11 US claimed
US-4086298-A A MONOVINYL-AROMATIC COMPOUND AND A CONJUGATED DIENE; IMPACT RESISTANT BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DT) 1978-04-25 US claimed
US-4046745-A CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMERS WITH HYDROXY FUNCTIONALITY PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) 1977-09-06 US claimed
US-4044195-A ALKADIENOL ADDUCTS AS POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS2,4-PENTADIEN-1-OL PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) 1977-08-23 US claimed
US-4011285-A MOLDING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BLEND OF POLY(TETRAMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE), A POLYETHERESTER AND A RADIAL TELEBLOCK COPOLYMER EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) 1977-03-08 US claimed
US-4011286-A POLYETHERESTER-RADIAL TELEBLOCK COPOLYMER BLEND MOLDING COMPOSITION EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) 1977-03-08 US claimed
US-3993853-A HYDROXY FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS FROM LITHIUM SALTS OF HYDROXYALKYL CONJUGATED DIENES PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) 1976-11-23 US claimed