Methane

Methane

SCHEMBL80828

C.[C]

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 SCHEMBL8670874 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL11807141 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL1119115 1.00
Methane SCHEMBL3620781 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL8193128 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL19664734 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL11069352 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL2441016 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL3409043 0.82
Methane SCHEMBL1900347 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 5281 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-121805071-B Shale/coal rock in-situ gas content and occurrence state quantitative evaluation method based on multi-method coupling Sanya Offshore Oil and Gas Research Institute of Northeast Petroleum University (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-119056457-B Catalyst, preparation method and application thereof, and methane carbon dioxide reforming reaction method 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
CN-122061754-A Automatic control switching device for underground coal mine drilling pipeline 重庆弘域达科技有限责任公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
CN-122046732-A Digital twinning-based chemical process greenhouse gas emission real-time accounting method and system 天津市生态环境科学研究院(天津市环境规划院、天津市低碳发展研究中心) 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-119633797-B Methane carbon dioxide reforming catalyst, preparation method thereof and methane carbon dioxide reforming reaction method 中国石油化工股份有限公司 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-122022172-A Multifunctional complementary carbon accounting method and system for breweries 广州广氏食品有限公司 2026-05-12 CN claimed
CN-121678603-B Temperature and pressure resistant vibration methane carbon isotope detection system for oil and gas logging 中国石油大学(华东) 2026-05-12 CN claimed
CN-122016554-A High-temperature high-pressure natural gas solubility determination and isotope fractionation simulation experiment device and method 东北石油大学三亚海洋油气研究院 2026-05-12 CN claimed
CN-119733463-B Heat-storage light-gathering reaction device for preparing synthesis gas and carbon by methane carbon dioxide carbon negative emission 西南石油大学 2025-06-10 CN claimed
CN-120065365-A Quantitative characterization method for natural gas mixing proportion and maturity of thermal-induced gas in oil-gas-containing basin 中海石油(中国)有限公司上海分公司 2025-05-30 CN claimed
EP-0046271-A1 Photosensitive compositions and elements containing substituted hydroxylamine E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) 1982-02-24 EP claimed
US-4311783-A Dimers derived from unsymmetrical 2,4,5,-triphenylimidazole compounds as photoinitiators E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) 1982-01-19 US claimed
US-4298678-A PHOTOOXIDANT AND LEUCO DYE E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) 1981-11-03 US claimed
EP-0024629-A2 Photoimaging composition comprising a 2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyl dimer and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a leuco dye and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) 1981-03-11 EP claimed
US-4166816-A CYCLIZATION SMITHKLINE CORPORATION (US) 1979-09-04 US claimed
US-4148995-A FROM AN AZETIDINONE AND A FURANONE, MULTISTEP Petrzilka, Theodor (CH) 1979-04-10 US claimed
US-4090877-A COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (US) 1978-05-23 US claimed
US-4078139-A Process for deoxygenating secondary alcohols SCHERING CORPORATION (US) 1978-03-07 US claimed
US-4006023-A Photographic polymeric composition containing a leuco dye cyanide THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE (US) 1977-02-01 US claimed
US-3969522-A Diaryl-pyridyl-imidazole methanes for treating mycotic infections BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DT) 1976-07-13 US claimed