Monohalomethane

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.

Structural formula
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

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

See also

References
  1. Record of Fluoromethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  2. Record of Chloromethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  3. Record of Bromomethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.
  4. Record of Iodomethane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2020-02-29.


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