It can also be classified as a haloalkane or halomethane.

Methane gas has the same structure, making carbon tetrachloride a halomethane.

Bromoiodomethane is a liquid mixed halomethane very soluble in chloroform.

Chlorofluoromethane or Freon 31 is a gaseous mixed halomethane.

For more information, see Halomethane.

Bromochloromethane or methylene bromochloride and Halon 1011 is a mixed halomethane.

Dibromofluoromethane is a mixed halomethane.

Fluoroiodomethane is a mixed halomethane, more exactly fluoroiodocarbon (FIC).

Halomethane, halogenated methane derivatives.

Dibromomethane or methylene bromide, or methylene dibromide is a halomethane.

Trifluoroiodomethane, also referred to as trifluoromethyl iodide is a halomethane with the formula CFI.

Chloroiodomethane is a mixed liquid halomethane very soluble in acetone, benzene, diethyl ether and alcohol.

Dichlorofluoromethane or Freon 21 or R 21 is a halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon.

Harper DB (1985) Halomethane from halide ion - a highly efficient fungal conversion of environmental significance.

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that aircraft use halomethane extinguishers instead of traditional hand-held fire extinguishers.

Dimethyl methylphosphonate can be prepared from trimethyl phosphite and a halomethane (e.g. iodomethane) via the Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction.

From a dihalomethane by an halogen exchange reaction or from a halomethane by catalyzed bromination or fluorination.

The chloromethane utilisation gene cluster from Hyphomicrobium chloromethanicum strain CM2 and development of functional gene probes to detect halomethane degrading bacteria.

Tribromofluoromethane or Halon 1103 or R 11B3 is a fully halogenated mixed halomethane or more exactly a bromofluorocarbon (BFC).

Chlorotrifluoromethane, R-13, CFC-13, or Freon 13, is a non-flammable, non-corrosive chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and also a mixed halomethane.

Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC) used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant.

Halomethane compounds are derivatives of methane (CH) with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced with halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br, or I).

A number of gaseous or highly volatile brominated halomethane compounds are non-toxic and make superior fire suppressant agents by this same mechanism, and are particular effective in enclosed spaces such as submarines, airplanes, and spacecraft.