ChemAbout
© 2026 ChemAbout
Insights|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|[email protected]
Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/Methane
CH4
16.043 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger

Methane

CAS74-82-8EC200-812-7
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
n.a
Primary Use
Fuel and chemical intermediate

Methane is a colorless, odorless gas that is lighter than air and easily ignited. It is the primary component of natural gas, widely used as a fuel and as a raw material for producing other chemicals.

Fuel component in natural gasChemical intermediate for producing hydrogen, methanol, and other compounds

Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.

Sourcing or supplying this compound?

List your inventory or post a purchase request

CAS 74-82-8

List This Product
Sign in to publish supply information
Request This Product
Submit a request without registering

Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

Collagen hydrolyzates

CAS92113-31-0

food ingredient and personal care additive

StrongSame Parent

Fluorine--methane (1/1)

CAS11113-63-6

lubricant and cathode material

StrongSame Parent

Aluminum vanadium carbide

CAS12179-42-9

Research chemical

StrongSame Parent

Tris(acetonitrile)pentamethylcyclopentadienylcobalt(II) hexafluoroantimonate

CAS1642132-26-0

research compound

ApplicationSame Use

Butane

CAS106-97-8

Fuel and chemical intermediate

ReferenceSame Category

Ethane

CAS74-84-0

Fuel gas and chemical feedstock

ReferenceSame Category

Ethylene

CAS74-85-1

Chemical manufacturing and plastics precursor

ReferenceSame Category

Methyl chloride

CAS74-87-3

Methylating agent in organic synthesis

Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Compressed Gas
Compressed Gas
Danger
H220Extremely flammable gas
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
H281Contains refrigerated gas; may cause cryogenic burns or injury
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

methane

InChIKey

VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C

Synonyms (92)
  • 3D Graphene Foam
  • Acetylene carbon black
  • Alloy steel
  • Biodiesels
  • Biogas
  • Buckypaper
  • C in Steel
  • C in Steel, chips
  • C/S in Steel, chips
  • CNT Ink, NINK
  • Carbon Nanochips
  • Carbon Nanotube Arrays
  • Carbon powder (20~50 micron)
  • Charcoalactivated
  • Colloidal graphite powder
  • Diamond Nanopowder
  • Diamond nanopowder (3-4 nm)
  • Diamond nanopowder (4-15 nm)
  • Expandable Graphite
  • Expanded graphite
  • Fire Damp
  • Gas, natural
  • Graphene
  • Graphene Aerogel
  • Graphene Oxide (S Method)
  • Graphene nanopowder (1-5 nm)
  • Graphene nanopowder (6-8 nm)
  • Graphene oxide
  • Graphene paper
  • Graphene thermal expansion
  • Graphite Nanopowder (Type 1)
  • Graphite Oxide Nanopowder
  • Graphite powder,
  • Large-Size Graphite Oxide
  • Liquified natural gas
  • Low-Defect Graphite Oxide
  • METHANE (13C,D4)
  • Marsh gas
  • Methane in gaseus state
  • Methane, Messer(R) CANGas
  • Methane, electronic grade
  • Methane-d?
  • Methyl hydride
  • Methylidyne radical
  • Nano graphite powder
  • Nano-graphite powder ~10nm
  • Natural gas
  • Nature Graphite Crystal
  • Pyrolytic Graphite powder
  • R 50
  • R 50 (refrigerant)
  • Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)
  • Single Layer Graphene
  • Synthetic natural gas
  • Unalloyed steel
  • a methyl group
  • crystalline flake graphite
  • metano
  • methan
  • methane
  • methane;tetrahydridocarbon
  • tetrahydridocarbon