Furan-2(5H)-One

Furan-2(5H)-One

SCHEMBL25302

O=C1C=CCO1

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
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL31686414 0.97
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL10393991 0.87 CA1 (0.76)
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL5619697 0.85 CA1 (0.73)
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL31143324 0.83 CA1 (0.70)
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL1467359 0.82 CA1 (0.67)
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL10531504 0.82 CA1 (0.67)
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL16225667 0.82 CA1 (0.67)
SCHEMBL16536745 0.80
SCHEMBL31137750 0.78
Furan-2(5H)-One SCHEMBL15901599 0.77 CA1 (0.59)

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 5430 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-120208954-B 4- { [3- (1H-pyrrolo [2,3-b ] pyridine-1-methyl) phenyl ] amino } furan-2 (5H) -one compound, preparation and application thereof 沈阳药科大学 2026-05-19 CN claimed
CN-122030424-A Antifouling nano rare earth material, nano rare earth material antifouling agent, and preparation method and application thereof 南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室(湛江) 2026-05-15 CN claimed
US-20260125721-A1 ACIDOPHILIC FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM STRAINS, METHODS OF THEIR PRODUCTION AND METHODS OF THEIR USE THE FYNDER GROUP, INC. 2026-05-07 US claimed
US-20260117088-A1 MONOMER MIXTURE COMPRISING AN N-VINYL MONOMER AND A BUTENOLIDE MONOMER AND COATING COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INT BV (NL) 2026-04-30 US claimed
US-20260109693-A1 BUTENOLIDE COMPOUNDS CONTAINING THIAZOLIDINONE STRUCTURE AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF UNIV CHINA AGRICULTURAL (CN) 2026-04-23 US claimed
US-12601929-B2 Contact lens COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (GB) 2026-04-14 US claimed
US-20260096574-A1 CHOCOLATE REPLICAS PRODUCED FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS VOYAGE FOODS INC (US) 2026-04-09 US claimed
US-12577428-B2 Binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl monomer and a butenolide monomer AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. (NL) 2026-03-17 US claimed
EP-4536001-B1 AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS COMPRISING CRYSTALLINE FORM A OF 4-[(6-CHLORO-3-PYRIDYLMETHYL)(2,2-DIFLUOROETHYL)AMINO]FURAN-2(5H)-ONE BAYER AG (DE) 2026-03-11 EP claimed
WO-2026043908-A1 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SEQUESTRATION OF MYCOTOXINS AND THEIR USE IN DETOXIFICATION OF ANIMAL FEED AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ALLTECH, INC. (US) 2026-02-26 WO claimed
US-4356310-A OXIDATION OF BUTADIENE, BORON-MOLYBDENUM-TITANIUM OXIDE CATALYST NATIONAL DISTILLERS & CHEMICAL CORP. (US) 1982-10-26 US claimed
EP-0001089-B1 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HALOGENOVINYL-SUBSTITUTED 2-TETRAHYDROFURANONES, SELECTED HALOGENOVINYL-SUBSTITUTED 2-TETRAHYDROFURANONES BAYER AG (DE) 1981-10-21 EP claimed
EP-0023454-A2 Process for the preparation of 6,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3-oxabicyclo(3.1.0)hexan-2-one and its ethers of all possible stereoisomeric forms ROUSSEL-UCLAF (FR) 1981-02-04 EP claimed
US-4214092-A Rearrangement of acyloxy furans and thiophenes prepared from butenolides IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (US) 1980-07-22 US claimed
US-4195026-A REARRANGEMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (US) 1980-03-25 US claimed
EP-0001089-A1 Process for the preparation of halogenovinyl-substituted 2-tetrahydrofuranones, selected halogenovinyl-substituted 2-tetrahydrofuranones BAYER AG (DE) 1979-03-21 EP claimed
US-4145215-A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PIGMENTS EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) 1979-03-20 US claimed
US-4119642-A ACETYLENIC ALCOHOLS, MERCURIC HALIDE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (US) 1978-10-10 US claimed
US-4010170-A Butenolide synthesis via carbonylation of vinylmercurials IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (US) 1977-03-01 US claimed
US-3986871-A CHARGED PARTICLE MODULATOR DEVICE AND IMPROVED IMAGING METHODS FOR USE THEREOF ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORPORATION (US) 1976-10-19 US claimed