Formic Acid

Formic Acid

SCHEMBL72215

O=C[O-].[Cs+]

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
Formic Acid SCHEMBL28853226 1.00
Formic Acid SCHEMBL5161202 0.94
Formic Acid SCHEMBL6929507 0.94
Formic Acid SCHEMBL1687156 0.94
Formic Acid SCHEMBL4302038 0.93 ALDH1A1 (0.38)
Formic Acid SCHEMBL6661868 0.88
Formic Acid SCHEMBL7796505 0.86
Formic Acid SCHEMBL725052 0.86
Formic Acid SCHEMBL734324 0.86 ALDH1A1 (0.33)
Formic Acid SCHEMBL20636861 0.86

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 5896 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-116031504-B Aqueous zinc ion battery electrolyte DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122037890-A Drilling composition and application thereof 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-122037889-A Soilless phase drilling fluid and application thereof 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-117964458-B Preparation method of vicinal diol compound 西南交通大学 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-122037903-A Formate brine-based high-density high-temperature-resistant polymer-surfactant fracturing fluid and preparation method thereof 西南石油大学 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-122010870-A Ester group substitution dibenzothio of (C) Synthesis method of azepine derivative 新疆大学 2026-05-12 CN claimed
US-12604651-B2 Rapid fabrication of semiconductor thin films MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (US) 2026-04-14 US claimed
US-12570892-B2 Filter cake removal reactive treatment fluid with chelating agent and viscoelastic surfactant and methods of using same SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SA) 2026-03-10 US claimed
EP-3997037-B1 COMPOSITION USEFUL IN SULFATE SCALE REMOVAL DORF KETAL CHEMICALS FZE (AE) 2026-01-28 EP claimed
US-20260015537-A1 ACID-HYDROLYZABLE RESIDUE-FREE DRILLING FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF UNIV YANGTZE (CN) 2026-01-15 US claimed
WO-1993009198-A1 VAPOUR ABSORBENT COMPOSITIONS ATKINSON STEPHEN (NL) 1993-05-13 WO claimed
EP-0299995-B1 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING CARBON MONOXIDE AND WATER TO HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE ONSAGER, Olav-T. (NO) 1991-10-30 EP claimed
US-5022045-A Optical-type, phase transition humidity-responsive devices ELLIOTT STANLEY B (US) 1991-06-04 US claimed
EP-0299995-A1 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING CARBON MONOXIDE AND WATER TO HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE. ONSAGER OLAV T 1989-01-25 EP claimed
WO-1988005422-A1 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING CARBON MONOXIDE AND WATER TO HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE ONSAGER OLAV T (NO) 1988-07-28 WO claimed
US-4224237-A Catalytic process for polyhydric alcohols and derivatives UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1980-09-23 US claimed
US-4197253-A FROM SYNTHESIS GAS USING A RHODIUM CARBONYL CATALY&gt;T WITH A PHOSPHINE OXIDE PROMOTER UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1980-04-08 US claimed
EP-0006634-A1 Catalytic process for producing polyhydric alcohols UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1980-01-09 EP claimed
US-4151192-A ALKANE MONOHYDRIC AND POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS FROM HYDROGEN AND CARBON OXIDES IN PRESENCE OF RHODIUM CARBONYL COMPLEX AND VANADIUM COMPOUND UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1979-04-24 US claimed
US-3944588-A RHODIUM CARBONYL, TRIALKANOLAMINE BORATE UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (US) 1976-03-16 US claimed