tetrabromomethane or carbon tetrabromide CBr₄

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tetrabromomethane or carbon tetrabromide, CBr₄: consists of a centrally placed carbon atom (shown in black) with four bromine atoms (shown in deep red) arranged at the points of a tetrahedron around it. It is a crystalline solid under normal conditions. It is important in the chemical industry as, among other things, a solvent. Hazardous.

Haloalkanes are formed when a halide atom (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, or Iodine) is bonded to carbon in an alkane. An alkane is a compound made fron carbon and hydrogen (i.e. it is a hydrocarbon) with no multiple bonds (i.e. it is saturated). Examples include methane (CH₄) ethane (C₂H₆), propane (C₃H₈), and butane (C₄H₁₀).