This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
Compounds are a type of item used in chemistry, which are created from combinations of various elements.
Obtaining
Compounds are 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
| Icon | Compound | Chemical formula | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(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 | |||
| Salt | |||
| 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 | Chemical formula | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Icon | Compound | Chemical formula | Natural source | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 74 | Wood | Smelting | ||
| Ink | 4 | Squids | 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. | |
| Sugar | 6126 | Sugar Canes | 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 |
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
Chloride coloring
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkler | Chloride + Magnesium + Stick |
Calcium Chloride: Orange Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green [Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only] |
Lab table ingredient
| Result | Materials needed |
|---|---|
Bleach |
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Heat Block |
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Ice Bomb |
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Super Fertilizer |
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History
| Education Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.27 | Added Compound. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4 | build 1 | Added Compound. | |||