Trifluoromethyliodine(III) bis-trifluoracetate [CF3I(OCOCF3)2] was obtained by reaction between CF3IF2 and (CH3)3SiOCOCF3 at -50 °C. It crystallises in the triclinic space group P1̄ with a = 520.8(1), b = 1042.9(1), c = 1087.5(1) pm, α = 65.22(0)°, β = 81.18(0)°, γ = 80.09(0)°, and two formula units per unit cell. The compound has also been characterised by its Raman and IR spectra.