What you need to know about Methyl Bromide
Methyl bromide is to blame in the accidental poisonings of a mom, dad and their two teen sons at a Caribbean resort located in ST John. The boys remain critically ill Monday at a Philadelphia hospital. Criminal investigators are examining how and why the bug killer got sprayed in a room beneath the family's rented villa two days before they arrived in mid-March.
Bromomethane, commonly known as methyl bromide, is an organobromine compound with formula CH₃Br. This colorless, odorless, nonflammable gas is produced both industrially and particularly biologically. Wikipedia
Boiling point: 38.41°F (3.56°C)
Formula: CH3Br
IUPAC ID: Bromomethane
Density: 1.73 g/cm³
Molar mass: 94.94 g/mol
Melting point: -136.6°F (-93.66°C)
Soluble in: Water (Wikipedia)
