Quality Level

200

vapor density

4.89 (vs air)

vapor pressure

24.09 psi ( 55 °C)
7.89 psi ( 20 °C)

grade

purum

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

contains

silver wool as stabilizer

impurities

≤0.5% CH₂I₂

refractive index

n20/D 1.530
n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

bp

41-43 °C (lit.)
41-43 °C

mp

−64 (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 14 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.28 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CI

InChI

1S/CH3I/c1-2/h1H3

InChI key

INQOMBQAUSQDDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Iodomethane (Methyl iodide) is a colorless liquid. It can be prepared by reacting dimethyl sulfate with concentrated KI. Reaction of iodine and phosphorous with methanol has been reported to afford iodomethane. It reacts with tris(triphenylphosphine)chlororhodium(I) to afford the octahedral complex of rhodium(III), [RhlCl(CH₃)(PPh₃)₂(ICH₃)]. Kinetics of its reaction with atomic chlorine in the gas phase has been investigated. The absolute rate constant of the reaction has been reported.

Iodomethane (Methyl iodide) may be employed in the preparation of stable neutral solutions of hypoiodous acid and various methyl esters.