title: 1,4-Bis(iodo-meth-yl)benzene.
abstract: The centrosymmetric title compound, C(8)H(8)I(2), was prepared by metathesis from the dibromo analogue. In the crystal structure, weak C-H⋯I inter-actions link the mol-ecules into stacks down the b axis. The structure is further stabilized by short I⋯I contacts [3.8433 (2) Å], forming undulating sheets in the (101) plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C John
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McAdam
authors.forename: Lyall R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Hanton
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Moratti
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simpson