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Methane

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Definition: The simplest saturated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, flammable gas, slightly soluble in water. It is one of the chief constituents of natural gas and is formed in the decomposition of organic matter. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)     
Examples Tetranitromethane
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
phenyl-(2-pyridyl)-(3-pyridyl)-(4-pyridyl)-methane  0   *Pyridines Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Chirality. 2011 Aug;23(7):543-8
dichloronitromethane  0   *Nitro Compounds Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Phys Chem A. 2010 Jan 14;114(1):117-25
fluorobis(phenylsulfonyl)methane  0   *Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Nov 21;(43):6604-6
bis(2-hydroxyethylthio)methane  0   *Sulfhydryl Compounds Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2009 Apr;393(8):1949-56
azatrimethylenemethane  0   *Aza Compounds Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Org Chem. 2008 Jul 4;73(13):5090-9
polychlorotriphenylmethane  0   *Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Apr 23;130(16):5499-506
tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane  0   *Pyrazoles Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Inorg Chem 2006 Oct 16;45(21):8608-17
trimethylenemethane  0   Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2006 Oct 18;128(41):13328-9
1-formyldipyrromethane  0   *Pyrroles Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Org Chem 2007 Jun 22;72(13):5008-11
chloronitromethane  0   *Nitro Compounds Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Phys Chem A 2006 Jun 15;110(23):7491-5
bromoiodomethane  0   *Hydrocarbons, Halogenated Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Chemphyschem 2006 Apr 10;7(4):955-63
bis(phenylsulfonyl)methane  0   *Sulfones Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Dalton Trans. 2005 Jun 21;(12):2084-91
tetraphenylmethane  0   *Terphenyl Compounds Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 May 7;(17):2205-7
diphenyl(dipyrazolyl)methane  0   *Pyrazoles Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Inorg Chem. 2007 Jan 8;46(1):299-308
bis(iodozincio)methane  0   Methane/*analogs & derivatives Zinc. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2005 May 20;44(21):3293-6
di-(2-hydroxy-3-formyl-5-tert butyl phenyl) methane  0   *Butanes Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2006 May 15;64(2):287-95
methylene radical  0   Methane/*analogs & derivatives.
4,4'-dipyrazolylmethane  0   *Pyrazoles Methane/*analogs & derivatives. J Inorg Biochem. 2004 Oct;98(10):1578-84
LE-Cl2MDP  0   *Diphosphonates *Methane Kupffer Cells/antagonists & inhibitors. Transplant Proc 1999 Feb-Mar;31(1-2):545-7
poly(hydroxymethanoate)  0   *Polymers Methane. J Bacteriol 1998 Apr;180(8):1979-87
dihydroxycarbene  71946-83-3 Methylene, dihydroxy  Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 1994 Oct;8(10):804-7
methyl radical  2229-07-4   Methane/*analogs & derivatives Free Radicals. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1986;141(3):1123
carbene  2465-56-7   Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Biochemistry 1981;20(5):1374
methyl fluorosulfate  421-20-5   Methane/*analogs & derivatives. Lancet 2(7990):854;1976; Mutat Res 51(2):285;1978
nitromethane  75-52-5   *Nitroparaffins Methane/*analogs & derivatives.

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