Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde

SCHEMBL6840

C=O.[KH]

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
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL4350563 1.00
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL9298240 1.00
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL28836622 0.89
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL1285463 0.89
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL28141120 0.89
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL268 0.87
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL3907789 0.87
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL12190180 0.87
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL6977718 0.87
Formaldehyde SCHEMBL13582711 0.87

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 26132 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
US-6362335-B1 None US claimed
CN-119875043-B Preparation method of deuterated paraformaldehyde SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122080355-A Polyurea hydrogel film and preparation method thereof 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122080371-A High-performance closed-cycle multi-block thermoplastic elastomer and preparation method thereof 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-116529229-B Integrated process for parallel production of alkali methoxides BASF SE (DE) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122080373-A High-performance bio-based recyclable thermoplastic elastomer, preparation method thereof and selective depolymerization recovery 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122071421-A Process for efficiently preparing acrylamide monomer by low-cost base catalytic pyrolysis 深圳有为技术控股集团有限公司 2026-05-22 CN claimed
CN-122071404-A Process and catalyst for the catalytic hydrogenation of trisubstituted acetate or tertiary alkyl esters 清华大学 2026-05-22 CN claimed
CN-119350126-B Method for preparing isopentenol from 3-methyl-1-butene 万华化学集团股份有限公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
CN-117534577-B Tertiary esteramine and continuous process for preparing same 成都惠恩精细化工有限责任公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
US-4022831-A MULTISTAGE, MULTIZONAL; METHACRYLIC ACID, AMINES IN A BASIC CATALYST THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (US) 1977-05-10 US claimed
US-4021253-A CONTAINERS FOR LASER FUSION FUELS KMS FUSION, INC. (US) 1977-05-03 US claimed
US-4021538-A Method for producing pigmentation in hair or skin YU RUEY J 1977-05-03 US claimed
US-4016194-A CATALYTIC CARBONYLATION TEXACO INC. (US) 1977-04-05 US claimed
US-4000187-A THERMAL STABILITY, COATINGS, CAST FILMS UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (US) 1976-12-28 US claimed
US-3974225-A Process for the preparation of unsaturated aldehydes FIRMENICH S.A. (CH) 1976-08-10 US claimed
US-3962189-A PROCESS AND CATALYST-INHIBITOR SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING SYNTHETIC LINEAR POLYESTERS EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) 1976-06-08 US claimed
US-3948621-A Process for the simultaneous separation of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide from the gaseous mixtures obtained in the direct oxidation of ethylene with oxygen SOCIETA' ITALIANA RESINE S.P.A. (IT) 1976-04-06 US claimed
US-3945970-A PRIMARY AMINES, METHACRYLIC ESTER, BASIC METALLIC CATALYSTS, COMONOMERS, ANTIOXIDANTS THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (US) 1976-03-23 US claimed
US-3931280-A TREATMENT OF CIS ISOMER WITH ALKALI METAL ALKOXIDE SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED (JA) 1976-01-06 US claimed