Methane

Methane

SCHEMBL7587

C.O=S(=O)(Cl)Cl

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 SCHEMBL11665208 0.94
Methane SCHEMBL27374012 0.94
Methane SCHEMBL28043973 0.94
SCHEMBL9540531 0.93
SCHEMBL6681816 0.93
SCHEMBL27986358 0.93 CA5A (0.33)
SCHEMBL254 0.93
Methane SCHEMBL3783893 0.88
Ethane SCHEMBL10742901 0.88 KDM4E (0.36)
Hydrochloric Acid SCHEMBL3300278 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 15322 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
US-12552931-B2 Dihydroxy lactam based polymers, compositions and applications thereof ISP INVESTMENTS LLC (US) 2026-02-17 US claimed
US-20250320246-A1 3-AZASTEROID COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES RELATED TO MITROCHONDRIAL FUNCTION NZP UK LTD (GB) 2025-10-16 US claimed
EP-4590769-A2 LIGNIN-BASED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (US) 2025-07-30 EP claimed
US-20250215003-A1 AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF RUXOLITINIB GRANULES INDIA LIMITED (IN) 2025-07-03 US claimed
WO-2025134140-A1 A METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED ANTHRANILIC AMIDE COMPOUNDS, INTERMEDIATES AND SALTS THEREOF PI INDUSTRIES LTD. (IN) 2025-06-26 WO claimed
WO-2025109607-A1 PROCESS FOR PREPARING CRYSTALLINE FORM OF SULFENTRAZONE JDM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ORGANISATION PRIVATE LIMITED (IN) 2025-05-30 WO claimed
US-20250129039-A1 NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BILASTINE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF BIOPHORE INDIA PHARMACEUTICALS PVT. LTD. (IN) 2025-04-24 US claimed
WO-2025083736-A1 NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PIRTOBRUTINIB AND ITS INTERMEDIATES THEREOF MSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED, R&D CENTER (IN) 2025-04-24 WO claimed
EP-4532508-A1 3-AZASTEROID COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES RELATED TO MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION NZP UK Limited (GB) 2025-04-09 EP claimed
CN-113825739-B Process for preparing 3- (4' -aminophenyl) -2-methoxypropionic acid and analogues and intermediates thereof 诺格拉制药有限公司 2025-03-28 CN claimed
EP-0040560-B1 ALKANE-SULFONYL CHLORIDES PREPARATION SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE (PRODUCTION) (FR) 1983-06-08 EP claimed
US-4374107-A HYDROGEN HALIDE AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (US) 1983-02-15 US claimed
EP-0061840-A2 Triazole compounds, a process for preparing them, their use as plant fungicides and fungicidal compositions containing them IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC (GB) 1982-10-06 EP claimed
EP-0027796-A4 CHROMAN AND CHROMANON-4 DERIVATIVES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME AND THEIR USE FOR STABILIZING EDIBLE FATS AND OILS. Z L LTD PARTNERSHIP (US) 1981-08-31 EP claimed
EP-0027796-A1 CHROMAN AND CHROMANON-4 DERIVATIVES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME AND THEIR USE FOR STABILIZING EDIBLE FATS AND OILS. Z L LTD PARTNERSHIP (US) 1981-05-06 EP claimed
US-4252738-A 1,2-Halohydrincarboxylic acid esters and a process for their preparation BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) 1981-02-24 US claimed
WO-1980002098-A1 ISOFLAVONES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS,METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING AND ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME PARTNERSHIP LTD (US) 1980-10-16 WO claimed
US-4225524-A Steroid derivatives and process for preparing the same CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA (JP) 1980-09-30 US claimed
US-3997568-A MULTISTAGE COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORPORATION (US) 1976-12-14 US claimed
US-3993692-A Methane sulfonyl chloride and process of preparation STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY (US) 1976-11-23 US claimed