Molecular Identity
Methane
methane
PubChem CID: 297
Methane is a one-carbon compound in which the carbon is attached by single bonds to four hydrogen atoms. It is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas (b.p. 161C). It has a role as a fossil fuel, a member of greenhouse gas and a bacterial metabolite. It is a gas molecular entity, an alkane, a mononuclear parent hydride and a one-carbon compound. It is a conjugate acid of a methanide.
2D Structure
Properties
CH4
Molecular Formula
16.04
Molecular Weight
g/mol
16.0313
Exact Mass
Da
0.6
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
0
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
0
H-Bond Donors
0
H-Bond Acceptors
0
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: CIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: CSynonyms(20)
methaneMarsh gasMethyl hydrideFire DampBiogas74-82-8R 50 (refrigerant)metanotetrahydridocarbonHSDB 167Methane in gaseus stateUN1972BRN 1718732OP0UW79H66UN1971
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