Bromomethane

Bromomethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bromomethane[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
1209223
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.740
EC Number
  • 200-813-2
Gmelin Reference
916
KEGG
MeSH methyl+bromide
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • PA4900000
UNII
UN number 1062
InChI
  • InChI=1S/CH3Br/c1-2/h1H3 Y
    Key: GZUXJHMPEANEGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES
  • CBr
Properties
Chemical formula
CH3Br
Molar mass 94.939 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas[2]
Odor Chloroform-like
Density 3.97 kg/m3 (gas, 0 °C)[2]
1.72 g/mL (liquid, 4 °C)[2]
Melting point −93.66 °C (−136.59 °F; 179.49 K)[2]
Boiling point 4.0 °C (39.2 °F; 277.1 K)[2]
Solubility in water
17.5 gL−1[2]
log P 1.3
Vapor pressure 190 kPa (at 20 °C, 68 °F)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−42.8·10−6 cm3·mol−1
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−35.1  −33.5 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H301, H315, H319, H331, H335, H341, H373, H400, H420
Precautionary statements
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P311, P312, P314, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501, P502
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
1
0
Flash point 194 °C (381 °F; 467 K)[2]
Autoignition
temperature
535 °C (995 °F; 808 K)[2]
Explosive limits 10-16%[3]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
  • 1200 ppm (mouse, 1 hr)
  • 7316 ppm (rabbit, 30 min)
  • 2833 ppm (rat, 1 hr)
  • 302 ppm (rat, 8 hr)
  • 390 ppm (mouse, 9 hr)[4]
300 ppm (guinea pig, 9 hr)[4]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
C 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) [skin][3]
REL (Recommended)
Ca[3]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [250 ppm][3]
Related compounds
Related alkanes
  • Bromoiodomethane
  • Bromoethane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Bromomethane, commonly known as methyl bromide, is an organobromine compound with formula CH3Br. This colorless, odorless, nonflammable gas is produced both industrially and biologically. It is a recognized ozone-depleting chemical. According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, it has a global warming potential of 2.[5] The compound was used extensively as a pesticide until being phased out by most countries in the early 2000s.[6] From a chemistry perspective, it is one of the halomethanes.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  3. ^ a b c d NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0400". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  4. ^ a b "Methyl bromide". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  5. ^ [1], Global Warming Potential Values
  6. ^ Yoffe, David; Frim, Ron; Ukeles, Shmuel D.; Dagani, Michael J.; Barda, Henry J.; Benya, Theodore J.; Sanders, David C. (2013). "Bromine Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. pp. 1–31. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_405.pub2. ISBN 978-3-527-30385-4.