Butyrolactone

Butyrolactone

SCHEMBL13481

O=C1CCCO1

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
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL9421121 1.00
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL29433925 1.00
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL1271043 1.00 CA1 (0.82)
SCHEMBL19638361 1.00 CA1 (0.82)
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL27720055 1.00 CA1 (0.82)
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL7766294 0.97 CA1 (0.78)
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL30823855 0.97
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL932283 0.97
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL5387579 0.97
Butyrolactone SCHEMBL8194800 0.97

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 283690 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
US-6391994-B1 None US claimed
US-20260149126-A1 POLYIMIDE COATED SEPARATORS, POROUS POLYIMIDE COATINGS, LITHIUM BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS CELGARD, LLC (US) 2026-05-28 US claimed
US-20260147279-A1 DEVELOPER COMPOSITION FOR METAL-CONTAINING PHOTORESIST, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS INCLUDING DEVELOPING METHOD USING THE COMPOSITION SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. (KR) 2026-05-28 US claimed
US-20260144915-A1 Biomimetic Vascularized 3D Reinforced PCL/Collagen/In-Situ HAPclay Scaffolds With Iliotibial Band Cavity for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Regeneration SANFORD HEALTH (US) 2026-05-28 US claimed
EP-4749746-A1 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. (KR) 2026-05-27 EP claimed
EP-4298678-B1 PRINTABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE PEROVSKIA SOLAR AG (CH) 2026-05-27 EP claimed
EP-4476527-B1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN OILSEED, A NUT, ESPECIALLY A HAZELNUT, OR A SEED, IS ROTTEN INSORT GMBH (AT) 2026-05-27 EP claimed
CN-121873631-B Spin-on carbon composition, semiconductor preparation method and semiconductor device Jiageng Innovation Laboratory (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122091746-A Battery cell 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122080403-A Polyimide film main body material with high light transmittance, film coating, composite film material, and preparation and application thereof 2026-05-26 CN claimed
US-3953168-A Dyeing process SANDOZ LTD. (CH) 1976-04-27 US claimed
US-3953235-A 1A OR 2A METAL ANODE, COSOLVENT UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1976-04-27 US claimed
US-3952020-A Lactone production PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) 1976-04-20 US claimed
US-3950301-A HYDROXYBENZOTRIAZOLES, FIREPROOFING GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (US) 1976-04-13 US claimed
US-3947289-A PROPYLENE CARBONATE, BUTYROLACTONE, DIOXOLANE, ETHERS P. R. MALLORY & CO., INC. (US) 1976-03-30 US claimed
US-3945848-A COBALT OXIDE P. R. MALLORY & CO. INC. (US) 1976-03-23 US claimed
US-3943132-A Process for the preparation of hydrazones PRODUITS CHIMIQUES UGINE KUHLMANN (FR) 1976-03-09 US claimed
US-3940405-A Polyacrylonitrile composition admixed with low boiling acetonitrile fraction and high boiling compatible plasticizer CELANESE CORPORATION (US) 1976-02-24 US claimed
US-3935025-A Electric storage battery providing high energy density ETAT FRANCAIS (FR) 1976-01-27 US claimed
US-3933495-A Producing planographic printing plate requiring no dampening water FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. (JA) 1976-01-20 US claimed