Methane

Methane

SCHEMBL716217

C.[H+]

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 SCHEMBL8530221 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL29053060 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL28538185 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL11173919 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL1270886 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL19205209 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL2679872 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL21110842 0.82
Bromide SCHEMBL21618410 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL21049192 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 2565 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-118290217-A Method and system for producing ethylbenzene 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2024-07-05 CN claimed
CN-118195069-A Optimized operation method of biomass power plant based on deep carbon reduction and hydrogen-doped combustion 东北大学 2024-06-14 CN claimed
CN-118179384-A System and method for combining methane hydrogen production with Buddha reaction 浙江省白马湖实验室有限公司 2024-06-14 CN claimed
CN-118145596-A System and process for producing hydrogen by cracking methane by using plasma 核工业西南物理研究院 2024-06-07 CN claimed
CN-117903913-B Environment-friendly agricultural waste treatment system and method 黑龙江省农业机械工程科学研究院牡丹江分院 2024-06-04 CN claimed
CN-114685229-B System and method for preparing polymerization-grade ethylene and polymerization-grade propylene by separating pyrolysis gas 中国石化工程建设有限公司 2024-05-31 CN claimed
CN-118066014-A Generating set for preparing waste heat power generation fuel gas components for light hydrocarbon device 三江化工有限公司 2024-05-24 CN claimed
CN-118045483-A System for preparing high-purity nitrogen by purifying common nitrogen and purifying method thereof 芜湖恒业通气体设备有限公司 2024-05-17 CN claimed
CN-117928175-A Cryogenic separation system and method thereof 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2024-04-26 CN claimed
CN-117903913-A Environment-friendly agricultural waste treatment system and method 黑龙江省农业机械工程科学研究院牡丹江分院 2024-04-19 CN claimed
WO-1995035278-A1 METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF PYRROLIDINE COMPOUNDS AFFYMAX TECHNOLOGIES N.V. (AN) 1995-12-28 WO claimed
US-5449795-A Process for synthesis of steroidal allylic tert. alcohols COCENSYS, INC. (US) 1995-09-12 US claimed
CN-1075707-A Reclaim the absorption process of ethene and hydrogen ADVANCED EXTRACTION TECHNOL (US) 1993-09-01 CN claimed
EP-0047781-B1 DYE-FORMING DEVELOPERS MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (US) 1985-01-02 EP claimed
EP-0022753-B1 HALOGENATED CYANINE DYES WITH THREE NUCLEI, METHOD OF PREPARATION OF THE SAME, USE OF THEM AS SENSITIZERS IN DIRECT POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, DIRECT POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL WITH A CONTENT OF TRINUCLEAR HALOGENATED CYANINE DYES AND USE OF THIS DIRECT POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIRECT POSITIVE IMAGES CIBA-GEIGY AG (CH) 1982-11-03 EP claimed
EP-0047781-A4 DYE-FORMING DEVELOPERS. MINNESOTA MINING & MFG (US) 1982-07-20 EP claimed
EP-0047781-A1 DYE-FORMING DEVELOPERS. MINNESOTA MINING & MFG (US) 1982-03-24 EP claimed
US-4311786-A TRINUCLEAR TETRAMETHINECYANINE DYE SUBSTITUTED WITH ONE OR MORE HALOGENS CIBA-GEIGY AG (CH) 1982-01-19 US claimed
WO-1981002797-A1 DYE-FORMING DEVELOPERS MINNESOTA MINING & MFG (US) 1981-10-01 WO claimed
US-3982010-A Thiazole cardiovascular agents SYNTEX (U.S.A.) INC. (US) 1976-09-21 US claimed