PuI2 is zeta iron carbide structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Pu(1) is bonded to six equivalent I(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing PuI6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. I(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.
PuI2 is zeta iron carbide structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Pu(1) is bonded to six equivalent I(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing PuI6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. There are four shorter (3.18 Å) and two longer (3.21 Å) Pu(1)-I(1) bond lengths. I(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.