Isobutanol, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-isopropyl alcohol, i-2-methyl propanol iwuketshezi oluvuthayo olungenambala utshwala. I-Isobutanol ingesinye sezithako eziyinhloko zamaqabunga etiye amasha, itiye elimnyama netiye eliluhlaza ukukhiqiza iphunga elimnandi elinesisindo samangqamuzana angu-74.12, iphuzu elibilayo elingu-107.66 ℃, ukuminyana okuhlobene kuka-0.8016 (20/4 ℃), inkomba ye-refractive engu-1.3959 kanye ne-flash point engu-37 ℃. I-Isobutanol incibilike ngokugcwele otshwaleni ne-ether, inyibilika kancane emanzini. Umhwamuko wawo ungakha ingxube eqhumayo nomoya; umkhawulo wokuqhuma ngu-2.4% (umthamo). Ingakha izinhlanganisela zokuhlanganisa (CaCl2 • 3C4H10O) nge-calcium chloride. I-Isobutanol ingatholakala ngokugaywa komkhiqizo we-methanol futhi ingatholakala futhi ku-distillation kawoyela wefuseli ongahluziwe. Ukusebenzisa i-Industrial carbonyl cobalt njenge-catalyst, okwenza i-propylene ne-carbon monoxide ne-hydrogen ingxube iphendule ku-110~140 ° C, 2.0265 × 107~3.0397 × 107Pa ukukhiqiza i-butyraldehyde ne-isobutyraldehyde, bese ithola nge-catalytic canation hydrogenation I-Isobutanol isetshenziselwa ukwakhiwa kwezithasiselo ze-petroleum, ama-antioxidants, ama-plasticizers, irabha yokwenziwa, i-musk yokwenziwa, uwoyela wezithelo nezidakamizwa zokwenziwa futhi ibuye isetshenziswe njengezincibilikisi nama-reagents amakhemikhali.