Transient resonance Raman spectra of CHBr2 and CHBrCl radicals following ultraviolet. photolysis of CHBr3 and CHBr2Cl, respectively, in methanol solution are reported. Most of the Raman intensity appears in the C-Br stretch and Br-C-Br bend or Cl-C-Br bend fundamentals accompanied by moderate intensity in their overtones and/or combination bands. The CH2Br radical was previously observed to have only one predominant Franck-Condon active mode (the C-Br stretch) with a strong overtone progression. The Franck-Condon region photodissociation dynamics of the CHBr2 and CHBrCl radicals appear to have more multidimensional character compared to halomethyl radicals like CH2Br. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.