Methane, bromo-

• Formula: CH₃Br
• Molecular weight: 94.939
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3Br/c1-2/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GZUXJHMPEANEGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 74-83-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • bromo(2H3)methane
• Other names: Bromomethane; Curafume; Embafume; Halon 1001; Haltox; Iscobrome; Methyl bromide; Monobromomethane; Terabol; CH3Br; Bercema; Brom-methan; Brom-O-gas; Brom-O-gaz; Bromometano; Bromure de methyle; Bromuro di metile; Broommethaan; Celfume; Dawson 100; Detia gas ex-M; Dowfume mc-2; Dowfume mc-33; Dowfume mc-2 soil fumigant; Edco; Fumigant-1; Kayafume; MBX; MeBr; Metafume; Methogas; Methylbromid; Metylu bromek; Pestmaster; Profume; R 40B1; Rcra waste number U029; Terr-O-gas 67; Terr-O-gas 100; UN 1062; Zytox; Brom-O-sol; Methybrom
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

CH₂Br^- +  =

By formula: CH₂Br^- + H⁺ = CH₃Br

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CH₃Br = (Cl^- • CH₃Br)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + CH₃Br = (Br^- • CH₃Br)

 (cr) +  (l) = CH₃BrMg (solution)

By formula: Mg (cr) + CH₃Br (l) = CH₃BrMg (solution)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃⁺ + CH₃Br = (CH₃⁺ • CH₃Br)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + CH₃Br = (I^- • CH₃Br)

 (l) + 3 (l) = Br₃In (cr) + 3 (g)

By formula: C₃H₉In (l) + 3Br₂ (l) = Br₃In (cr) + 3CH₃Br (g)

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + CH₃Br = (CH₆N⁺ • CH₃Br)

 (l) + 2 (l) = 2 (g) +  (cr)

By formula: C₂H₆Hg (l) + 2Br₂ (l) = 2CH₃Br (g) + Br₂Hg (cr)

 (l) +  (g) = C₃H₉BrSn (l) +  (g)

By formula: C₄H₁₂Sn (l) + Br₂ (g) = C₃H₉BrSn (l) + CH₃Br (g)

 (cr) + 1.5 (g) =  (cr) + 5 (g) +  (g)

By formula: C₆H₃MnO₅ (cr) + 1.5Br₂ (g) = Br₂Mn (cr) + 5CO (g) + CH₃Br (g)

 (cr) + 1.5 (g) =  (cr) + 6 (g) +  (g)

By formula: C₇H₃MnO₆ (cr) + 1.5Br₂ (g) = Br₂Mn (cr) + 6CO (g) + CH₃Br (g)

 + 2 = 2 + 

By formula: H₂ + 2CH₃Br = 2CH₄ + Br₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂ + CH₃Br = HBr + CH₄

 +  =  + 

By formula: CH₄ + Br₂ = HBr + CH₃Br

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

CH₂Br^- +  =

By formula: CH₂Br^- + H⁺ = CH₃Br

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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