Iodo­durene

The title compound (systematic name: 1-iodo-2,3,5,6-tetra­methyl­benzene), C₁₀H₁₃I, crystallizes in the chiral space group P2₁2₁2₁. The I atom is displaced by 0.1003 (5) Å from the mean plane of the ten C atoms [maximum deviation = 0.018 (6) Å]. In the crystal, there are no significant inter­molecular inter­actions present.