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Bromomethane
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<p>Bromomethane, commonly known as methyl bromide, is an <a href="/facts/Organobromine_compound/7v9NP0Ak">organobromine compound</a> with <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">C</a><a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">H</a>3<a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">Br</a>. This colorless, odorless, nonflammable gas is <a href="/facts/Bromine_cycle/IKtLhpWH">produced both industrially and biologically</a>. It is a recognized <a href="/facts/Ozone_depletion/ssGWpcx3">ozone-depleting</a> chemical. According to the <a href="/facts/IPCC_Fifth_Assessment_Report/aYz6LE8H">IPCC Fifth Assessment Report</a>, it has a <a href="/facts/Global_warming_potential/tgTbpwbJ">global warming potential</a> of 2. The compound was used extensively as a <a href="/facts/Pesticide/Uhf4KnwJ">pesticide</a> until being phased out by most countries in the early 2000s. From a chemistry perspective, it is one of the <a href="/facts/Halomethane/R0lmPP5u">halomethanes</a>. </p>