The reactions of "Br species -formed by the decay of " ••"Kr -with CHJCF4-X (JC = 0 -4) are studied. From experiments with high energetic recoil Br atoms and from scavenger and moderator effects, it could be deduced that the Br-for-F substitution proceeds via reactions of Er"*" and Br" ions, whereas substitution of H atoms is merely due to reactions of Br"*" ions. The small "Br/"Br isotopic ratio for H substitution is ascribed to differences in the kinetic energies between "Br and "Br. The higher ratios found for F substitution are at least partly due to reactions of "Br" ions. Most of the product yields could be divided in two fractions, formed by reactions of energetic and of thermal Br particles, respectively. Thermodynamic considerations lead to the conclusion that electronically excited Br''" CD^) and Br"*" (' ions are, at least partly, responsible for the energetic F substitution yield. Thermal reactions occur in a gasphase düster and, as most of the reactions of Br" ions are endothermic for CH3F, the thermal yield must be due to reactions of Br"*" ions. Substitution of F atoms is favoured above that of H atoms due to the fact that Br+ ions react primarily with the lone pair electrons of the F atom.