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 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.