diiodomethane

A summary of the most common chemical descriptors (InChI Key and SMILES codes) for diiodomethane are summarized together with 3D and 2D structures and relevant physico-chemical properties.

What is diiodomethane?

The molecule diiodomethane presents a molecular formula of CH2I2 and its IUPAC name is bis(iodanyl)methane.

3D structure

Cartesian coordinates

Geometry of diiodomethane in x, y and z coordinates (Å units) to copy/paste elsewhere. Generated with Open Babel software.

2D drawing

 

diiodomethane NZZFYRREKKOMAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N chemical compound 2D structure molecule svg
diiodomethane

 

Molecule descriptors

 
IUPAC namediiodomethane
InChI codeInChI=1S/CH2I2/c2-1-3/h1H2
InChI KeyNZZFYRREKKOMAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESC(I)I

Physico-Chemical properties

IUPAC namebis(iodanyl)methane
Molecular formulaCH2I2
Molecular weight267.835
Melting point (ºC)
Boiling point (ºC)
Density (g/cm3)
Molar refractivity
LogP2.3
Topological polar surface area0

LogP and topological polar surface area (TPSA) values were estimated using Open Babel software.

The n-octanol/water partition coeficient (Kow) data is applied in toxicology and drug research. Kow values are used, to guess the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants. High partition coefficients values, tend to accumulate in the fatty tissue of organisms. Molecules with a log(Kow) (or LogP) greater than 5 are considered to bioaccumulate.

TPSA values are the sum of the surface area over all polar atoms or molecules, mainly oxygen and nitrogen, also including hydrogen atoms.

In medicinal chemistry, TPSA is used to assess the ability of a drug to permeabilise cells.

For molecules to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (and act on receptors in the central nervous system), TPSA values below 90 Å2 are required. Thus, molecules with a polar surface area greater than 140 Å2 tend to be poorly permeable to cell membranes.