Compound

Compound

Rarity	Common
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Namespaced ID	compound

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. Unlike most GUI blocks, the elements are not consumed.

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=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
	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
	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	The chemical formula C7H4O is sometimes used to describe the approximate composition of charcoal.
	Ink	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	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	One of the easiest to obtain.

Garbage

Garbage is considered a "compound", but the only way to produce it is to activate the Lab Table when its inputs aren't a valid 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	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Hardened Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Hardened Stained Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Hardened Stained Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	‌[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		Light gray dye creates a glitched glow stick called item.glow_stick.silver.name.

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 and Education editions only]

Lab table ingredient

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

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Added compounds.
Education Edition
1.0.27
					Added compounds.

See also

• Compound Creator
• Crafting
• Element Constructor
• Lab Table
• Brewing Stand
• Brewing
• Crafting Table