Compound

This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Education Edition or when enabling the "Education Edition" option in Bedrock Edition.

Compound

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)

Compounds are a type of item used in chemistry, which are created from combinations of various elements.

Obtaining[]

Compounds cannot be obtained in the creative inventory. They are only obtained by creating them in the compound creator. This is done by inserting a certain number of elements corresponding to the compound's chemical formula.

List of compounds[]

Compound Name	Compound Recipe	Description
Aluminium Oxide	23
Ammonia	3
Barium Sulfate	4
Benzene	66
Boron Trioxide	23
Calcium Bromide	2
Crude Oil	920	C₉H₂₀ is the chemical formula for nonane.
Glue (Cyanoacrylate)	552	C₅H₅NO₂ is the chemical formula for methyl cyanoacrylate, one of the molecules used as the main component of cyanoacrylate glues; its condensed formula is CH₂=C(CN)COOCH₃.
Hydrogen Peroxide	22
Iron Sulfide
Latex	58	C₅H₈ is the chemical formula for isoprene, which polymers are the main components of natural rubber; its condensed formula is CH₂=C(CH₃)−CH=CH₂
Lithium Hydride
Luminol	8732
Lye
Magnesium Nitrate	26	Condensed formula: Mg(NO₃)₂
Magnesium Oxide
Polyethylene	1020	Condensed formula: (C₂H₄)₅
Potassium Iodide
Soap	18352	C₁₈H₃₅NaO₂ is the chemical formula of sodium stearate, the most common soap.
Sodium Acetate	232
Sodium Fluoride
Sodium Hydride
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sodium Oxide	2
Sulfate	4

Chlorides[]

Icon	Compound	Recipe
	Salt
	Calcium Chloride	2
	Cerium Chloride	3
	Mercuric Chloride	2
	Potassium Chloride
	Tungsten Chloride	6

Natural compounds[]

Natural compounds are compounds which can be obtained naturally in Minecraft.

Compound	Chemical formula	Natural source	Method	Notes
Charcoal	74	Log or Wood	Smelting	The chemical formula C₇H₄O is sometimes used to describe the approximate composition of charcoal.
Ink Sac	4	Squid	Killing Squid	FeSO₄ is the chemical formula of iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate, normally found complexed with water as a salt with the formula FeSO₄·xH₂O, and has been used in the manufacture of iron gall ink and other inks for centuries. In contrast, squid ink (and other cephalopod inks) is composed mainly of melanin and mucus, with an assortment of other compounds in a variety of concentrations dependent on the species.
Sugar	6126	Sugar Canes or Honey Bottles	Harvesting and crafting	C₆H₁₂O₆ is the chemical formula of glucose and fructose, as well as a number of other simple sugars (common table sugar is instead sucrose, a complex sugar made of glucose and fructose with the chemical formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁).
Water	2	Water	Picking up in a bucket or glass bottle from a Cauldron or a water source block	One of the easiest to obtain.

Garbage[]

Garbage (rubbish) is considered a "compound", but the only way to produce it is to activate the Lab Table when its inputs are an invalid recipe. It has no uses.

Usage[]

Certain compounds are used as ingredients in crafting or lab table experiments. Natural compounds have uses outside of chemistry, detailed in their respective articles.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Balloon	Latex + Matching Dye + Helium + Lead		‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Glow Stick	Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Matching Dye + Luminol		‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Hardened Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Glass + Boron Trioxide	3	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Hardened Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Hardened Stained Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Hardened Stained Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
White Balloon or Blue Balloon or Brown Balloon or Black Balloon	Latex + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Helium + Lead		‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
White Glow Stick or Blue Glow Stick or Brown Glow Stick	Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Matching Dye + Luminol		‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}

Chloride coloring[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Blue Torch or Red Torch or Purple Torch or Green Torch	Cerium Chloride or Mercuric Chloride or Potassium Chloride or Tungsten Chloride + Torch		Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green ‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}
Sparkler	Chloride + Magnesium + Stick		Calcium Chloride: Orange Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green ‌^{[Bedrock and Education editions only]}

Lab table ingredient[]

Result	Materials needed
Bleach
Bleach	Water ×3, Sodium Hypochlorite ×3
Heat Block
Heat Block	Iron, Water, Charcoal, Salt
Ice Bomb
Ice Bomb	Sodium Acetate ×4
Super Fertilizer
Super Fertilizer	Ammonia, Phosphorus

Data values[]

ID[]

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Compound	`compound`	`594`	Item	`item.compound.salt.name` `item.compound.sodiumoxide.name` `item.compound.sodiumhydroxide.name` `item.compound.magnesiumnitrate.name` `item.compound.ironsulfide.name` `item.compound.lithiumhydride.name` `item.compound.sodiumhydride.name` `item.compound.calciumbromide.name` `item.compound.magnesiumoxide.name` `item.compound.sodiumacetate.name` `item.compound.luminol.name` `item.compound.charcoal.name` `item.compound.sugar.name` `item.compound.aluminumoxide.name` `item.compound.borontrioxide.name` `item.compound.soap.name` `item.compound.polyethylene.name` `item.compound.garbage.name` `item.compound.magnesiumsalts.name` `item.compound.sulfate.name` `item.compound.bariumsulfate.name` `item.compound.potassiumchloride.name` `item.compound.mercuricchloride.name` `item.compound.ceriumchloride.name` `item.compound.tungstenchloride.name` `item.compound.calciumchloride.name` `item.compound.water.name` `item.compound.glue.name` `item.compound.hypochlorite.name` `item.compound.crudeoil.name` `item.compound.latex.name` `item.compound.potassiumiodide.name` `item.compound.sodiumfluoride.name` `item.compound.benzene.name` `item.compound.ink.name` `item.compound.hydrogenperoxide.name` `item.compound.ammonia.name` `item.compound.sodiumhypochlorite.name`

History[]

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added compounds.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The textures of Charcoal, Ink Sacs and Sugar have been changed.
1.16		All compounds have been made unobtainable. It is unknown whether it is a glitch or intended. MCPE-113776
1.17.0		All compounds are obtainable once again.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added compounds.
1.12.0		The textures of Charcoal, Ink Sacs and Sugar have been changed.