Materials Data on H3CI by Materials Project
CH3I is Ammonia-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four iodomethane molecules. C2- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three H1+ and one I1- atom. There is one shorter (1.09 Å) and two longer (1.10 Å) C–H bond length. The C–I bond length is 2.16 Å. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2- atom. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2- atom. I1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2- atom.