Furfural

Furfural

SCHEMBL20439

O=Cc1ccco1

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
Furfural SCHEMBL626705 1.00 ALDH1A1 (1.00)
Furfural SCHEMBL10811266 1.00 ALDH1A1 (1.00)
Furfural SCHEMBL29854165 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL11763411 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL28976274 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL11720194 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL896786 0.97 ALDH1A1 (0.95)
Furfural SCHEMBL2197116 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL2978794 0.97
Furfural SCHEMBL29491010 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 138899 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
US-6410816-B1 None US claimed
US-20260146135-A1 METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING LIGNIN AND MELTABLE FLOWABLE BIOLIGNIN POLYMERS BIOLEUM CORPORATION (US) 2026-05-28 US claimed
US-20260146983-A1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF BIOMASS SAMPLES SOLITON, LLC (US) 2026-05-28 US claimed
CN-122081011-A Preparation method of animal oleic acid 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-121292981-B MBNS-GC-Ni2Si-reinforced double-phase SiC composite ceramic and preparation method thereof NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
US-12637629-B2 Compositions and methods for scavenging hydrogen sulfide FOREMARK PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS (US) 2026-05-26 US claimed
CN-122080348-A Low free formaldehyde type furan resin and preparation method thereof 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122081006-A Fenugreek tincture aroma fitting object based on key aroma components and aroma synergy and application thereof 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122080417-A Cast-in-place concrete hydration heat optimal control method for lock mass concrete structure 2026-05-26 CN claimed
US-12637631-B2 Method and system for processing lignocellulose biomass material VALMET AB (SE) 2026-05-26 US claimed
US-3945999-A Process for preparing solid bis-(4-furfurylidenamino-phenyl)-methane RHONE-POULENC, S.A. (FR) 1976-03-23 US claimed
US-3944495-A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TEXACO INC. (US) 1976-03-16 US claimed
US-3943132-A Process for the preparation of hydrazones PRODUITS CHIMIQUES UGINE KUHLMANN (FR) 1976-03-09 US claimed
US-3936399-A Process of producing phenolic chelate resin using iminodiacetic acid UNITIKA LTD. (JA) 1976-02-03 US claimed
US-3936574-A Oxidation resistant carbonaceous bodies and method of producing same THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY (US) 1976-02-03 US claimed
US-3935098-A Adsorbent process for heavy metals NIPPON SODA CO., LTD. (JA) 1976-01-27 US claimed
US-3935213-A Process for hypotensive 4-amino-2-(piperazin-1-yl) quinazoline derivatives PFIZER INC. (US) 1976-01-27 US claimed
US-3932244-A ALUMINUM, FURAN BINDER ALCAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (CA) 1976-01-13 US claimed
US-3932550-A DIMERIZATION OF ISOPRENE, COORDINATION CATALYST MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. (JA) 1976-01-13 US claimed
US-3931386-A Process for producing drawn or undrawn flame-resistant, anti-fusing cured phenolic continuous filaments NIPPON KYNOL INCORPORATED (JA) 1976-01-06 US claimed