The dihalomethanes are organic compounds in which two hydrogen atoms in methane are replaced by halogen atoms. They belong to the haloalkanes, specifically the subgroup of halomethanes, and contains ten members.
There are four members with only one kind of halogen atom: difluoromethane, dichloromethane, dibromomethane and diiodomethane.
Structural Formula Name Difluoromethane Dichloromethane Dibromomethane Diiodomethane Melting point −136 °C −97 °C −52 °C 6 °C Boiling point −51,7 °C 40 °C 97 °C decomposes Space-filling model
There are six members with two kinds of halogen atoms: Bromochloromethane Bromofluoromethane Bromoiodomethane Chlorofluoromethane Chloroiodomethane Fluoroiodomethane
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See also Monohalomethane