Iodomethane
Properties
- Molecular formula
- CH3I
- Molar mass
- 141.94 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 141.9279 Da
- Density
- 2.28 g/mL (at 20 °C)
- Melting point
- −66.5 °C
- Boiling point
- 42.5 °C
- Water solubility
- 14 g/L (20 °C)
- logP
- 1.05Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 0 / 0
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
Danger
- H301 Toxic if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
- H312 Harmful in contact with skinAcute toxicity, dermal
- H315 Causes skin irritationSkin corrosion/irritation
- H331 Toxic if inhaledAcute toxicity, inhalation
- H335 May cause respiratory irritationSpecific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation
- H351 Suspected of causing cancerCarcinogenicity
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.
Precautionary statements
P203, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
74-88-4SMILES
CIInChIKey
INQOMBQAUSQDDS-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/CH3I/c1-2/h1H3Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
6 names
- Methane, iodo-
- Methyl iodide
- Methyl iodide (CH3I)
- Monoiodomethane
- NSC 9366
- Ioguard
Reactions
Safety data sheets
One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 74-88-4. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.
Work with Iodomethane
Predict the NMR spectrum1H and 13C shifts with multiplicities
Make a solutionWhat to weigh for any molarity and volume
Check drug-likenessLipinski, Veber and lead-likeness
Boiling point under vacuumAt any pressure, from its normal boiling point
Isotope patternExact mass and the mass spectrum pattern
Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues
The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.