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Iodomethane
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<p>Iodomethane, also called methyl iodide, and commonly abbreviated "MeI", is the <a href="/facts/Organoiodine_compound/P6LDC4IP">chemical compound</a> with the formula CH3I. It is a <a href="/facts/Density/92p6hh9I">dense</a>, colorless, <a href="/facts/Vapor_pressure/whrEr96T">volatile</a> liquid. In terms of chemical structure, it is related to <a href="/facts/Methane/kBHneYnh">methane</a> by replacement of one <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a> atom by an atom of <a href="/facts/Iodine/JlfMecMf">iodine</a>. It is naturally emitted in small amounts by <a href="/facts/Rice/wvL1hBCz">rice</a> plantations. It is also produced in vast quantities estimated to be greater than 214,000 tons annually by algae and kelp in the world's temperate oceans, and in lesser amounts on land by terrestrial fungi and bacteria. It is used in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/aprl6Iq7">organic synthesis</a> as a source of <a href="/facts/Methyl_group/fkM97EMD">methyl groups</a>. </p>