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CHEBI:16183 - methane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16183
ChEBI Namemethane
Stars
DefinitionA 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. −161°C).
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:6811, CHEBI:14585, CHEBI:25220
Last Modified20 November 2019
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaCH4
Net Charge0
Average Mass16.043
Monoisotopic Mass16.03130
SMILES[H]C([H])([H])[H]
InChIInChI=1S/CH4/h1H4
InChIKeyVNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
greenhouse gas  A gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range, so contributing to the 'greenhouse effect'.
Biological Role:
bacterial metabolite  Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
Application:
fossil fuel  A fuel such as coal, oil and natural gas which has formed over many years through the decomposition of deposited vegetation which was under extreme pressure of an overburden of earth.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methane (CHEBI:16183) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
methane (CHEBI:16183) has role fossil fuel (CHEBI:35230)
methane (CHEBI:16183) has role greenhouse gas (CHEBI:76413)
methane (CHEBI:16183) is a alkane (CHEBI:18310)
methane (CHEBI:16183) is a gas molecular entity (CHEBI:138675)
methane (CHEBI:16183) is a mononuclear parent hydride (CHEBI:37176)
methane (CHEBI:16183) is a one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
methane (CHEBI:16183) is conjugate acid of methanide (CHEBI:29438)
Incoming Relation(s)
halomethane (CHEBI:39279) has parent hydride methane (CHEBI:16183)
hydridocarbon(•) (CHEBI:29430) has parent hydride methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanetriyl (CHEBI:29431) has parent hydride methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanimine (CHEBI:38220) has parent hydride methane (CHEBI:16183)
methyl (CHEBI:29309) has parent hydride methane (CHEBI:16183)
methane clathrate (CHEBI:132140) has part methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanide (CHEBI:29438) is conjugate base of methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanediylidene group (CHEBI:30040) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanetetrayl group (CHEBI:30039) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanetriyl group (CHEBI:29433) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methanylylidene group (CHEBI:29432) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methyl group (CHEBI:32875) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methylene group (CHEBI:50728) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methylidene group (CHEBI:29358) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
methylidyne group (CHEBI:29429) is substituent group from methane (CHEBI:16183)
IUPAC Names 
methane
tetrahydridocarbon
Synonyms  Source
CH4IUPAC
marsh gasNIST Chemistry WebBook
metanoChEBI
MethanChEBI
MethaneKEGG COMPOUND
méthaneChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
methaneUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
c0095UM-BBD
C01438KEGG COMPOUND
CH4MetaCyc
FR994032Patent
HMDB0002714HMDB
MethaneWikipedia
US2583090Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1718732Reaxys
Gmelin:59Gmelin
CAS:74-82-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:74-82-8NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:74-82-8ChemIDplus
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