[Mercedes Benzene]

Okay, so many of you probably know about my recent chemical quandaries in my "help identifying a chemical" thread. Well here's my idea for a new contest thread. The reward is of course, REP.

The contest is as follows:
I will start by describing a chemical substance. People will then have to guess the chemical through research or just general knowledge based on the information provided.
Here are some simple rules:
-make it as challenging as you like (harder is generally more fun I think), so be as descriptive as necessary
-Don't use elements. The chemical in question must be at least tertiary (3 elements)
-Once the first contest is over (created by me), anyone may post their own (but please, only one at a time)
-You don't have to provide rep as a reward, but I am for the first run-through.
-stay on topic in the thread. posts not on topic may be deleted.
Ready? I'll start easy.
---------------------------------CONTEST/GAME--------------------------------

I propose a chemical that... is gaseous, colorless, odorless, is used as a fumigant in soil and sod, and is a derivative of an alkane and a halogen. GO.

[Edella]

I know nearly nothing about chemistry,so this is a shot in the dark.
Methyl bromide?

[Monomer]

Is it bromomethane?

[Mercedes Benzene]

Originally Posted by Edella

I know nearly nothing about chemistry,so this is a shot in the dark.
Methyl bromide?

CORRECT! That was pretty lucky for someone who knows "nearly nothing about chemistry".
Monomer was also correct (albeit using a different name), however he was a bit late.

Next challenge?

[Monomer]

Okay, I've got one.

I propose a chemical that... is colourless, has a sweet odor, can be made from the partial oxidation of benzene, and has antiseptic properties.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Is it perhaps phenol?

I think we may need to get more people involved in this thread.

[Monomer]

Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

Is it perhaps phenol?

I think we may need to get more people involved in this thread.

It is phenol!

We do need more people involved. It's great fun to get some clues and work out the answer, and it can help people to learn chemistry.

[Jay-qu]

Im in, so I think the person who guesses correctly should be the one to propose the next chemical, that way it keeps its linear, one at a time order

[Monomer]

Originally Posted by Jay-qu

Im in, so I think the person who guesses correctly should be the one to propose the next chemical, that way it keeps its linear, one at a time order

That's a great idea. So that means Mercedes Benzene needs to propose the next chemical.

[Jay-qu]

The only problem is we could be waiting a long time for that to happen