Chemistry:Monohalomethane

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Structural formula Monofluoromethane Structural Formula V1.svg Monochloromethane Structural Formula V1.svg Monobromomethane Structural Formula V1.svg Monoiodomethane Structural Formula V1.svg
Name Fluoromethane Chloromethane Bromomethane Iodomethane
Melting point −137,8 °C[1] −97,4 °C[2] −93,7 °C[3] −66 °C[4]
Boiling point −78,4 °C[1] −23,8 °C[2] 4,0 °C[3] 42 °C[4]
Space-filling model Fluoromethane-3D-vdW.png Chloromethane-3D-vdW.png Bromomethane-3D-vdW.png Iodomethane-3D-vdW.png

The monohalomethanes are organic compounds in which a hydrogen atom in methane is replaced by a halogen. They belong to the haloalkanes or to the subgroup of halomethanes.

The four members are fluoromethane, chloromethane, bromomethane and iodomethane.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Record of Fluoromethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Record of Chloromethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Record of Bromomethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Record of Iodomethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.