Diiodomethane

Diiodomethane or methylene iodide, commonly abbreviated "MI", is an organoiodine compound. Diiodomethane is a very dense colorless liquid; however, it decomposes upon exposure to light liberating iodine, which colours samples brownish. It is slightly soluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents. It has a very high refractive index of 1.741, and a surface tension of 0.0508 N·m−1.

Diiodomethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Diiodomethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1696892
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.765
EC Number
  • 200-841-5
MeSH methylene+iodide
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • PA8575000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH2I2/c2-1-3/h1H2 Y
    Key: NZZFYRREKKOMAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES
  • ICI
Properties
CH2I2
Molar mass 267.836 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 3.325 g mL−1 (3325 kg/m3)
Melting point 5.4 to 6.2 °C; 41.6 to 43.1 °F; 278.5 to 279.3 K
Boiling point 182.1 °C; 359.7 °F; 455.2 K
1.24 g L−1 (at 20 °C)
23 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-93.10·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Tetragonal
Molecular shape
Tetrahedron
Thermochemistry
133.81 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
67.7–69.3 kJ mol−1
−748.4–−747.2 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H302, H315, H318, H335
P261, P280, P305+P351+P338
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
1
0
Flash point 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) hazard.com
Related compounds
Related alkanes/haloalkanes
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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