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methyl bromide
Sign in to saveAlso known as MeBr, CH3Br, Embafume, bromomethane, Halon 1001, monobromomethane
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. The compound was used extensively as a pesticide until being phased out by most countries in the early 2000s. From a chemistry perspective, it is one of the halomethanes.
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Methyl bromide, also known as bromomethane, is a chemical compound with the formula CH₃Br. It has a molecular mass of 93.942 and a density of 1.73. The substance exhibits a melting point of -93.7 and a boiling point of 3.6. Its physical properties include an electric dipole moment of 1.822, a vapor pressure of 1.9, and a standard molar entropy of 246.4.
The compound has a global warming potential of 3. Its flammability is defined by a lower limit of 10 and an upper limit of 16. Safety data indicates a ceiling exposure limit of 80 and an immediately dangerous to life or health level of 972.5. Methyl bromide has a solubility of 2 and an ionization energy of 10.54. It is referenced in 283 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- CH3Br
- Molecular weight
- 94.94 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bromomethane
- SMILES
- CBr
- InChIKey
- GZUXJHMPEANEGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
1,336 papers- Methyl bromide.Residue reviews · 1983
- Methyl bromide.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1999
- Toxicology of methyl bromide.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1995
- Managing nematodes without methyl bromide.Annual review of phytopathology · 2010
- Impacts of the Ban on the Soil-Applied Fumigant Methyl Bromide.Phytopathology · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Occurrence and manufacture
- Uses
- Regulation
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United States
- Chile
- Alternatives
- Potential future alternatives
- Health effects
- Excessive exposure
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
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. The compound was used extensively as a pesticide until being phased out by most countries in the early 2000s. From a chemistry perspective, it is one of the halomethanes.
==Occurrence and manufacture== Marine organisms are estimated to produce 56,000 tonnes annually. It is also produced in small quantities by certain terrestrial plants, such as members of the family Brassicaceae.
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