I-Isopropanol iwuhlobo lotshwala, olwaziwa nangokuthi i-isopropyl alcohol, ene-molecular formula C3H8O. Iwuketshezi olungenambala obala, olunesisindo samangqamuzana esingu-60.09, kanye nokuminyana okungu-0.789. I-Isopropanol iyancibilika emanzini futhi ihlangana ne-ether, i-acetone ne-chloroform.

Njengohlobo lotshwala, i-isopropanol ine-polarity ethile. I-polarity yayo inkulu kune-ethanol kodwa incane kune-butanol. I-Isopropanol ine-high surface tension kanye nezinga lokuhwamuka eliphansi. Kulula ukwenza amagwebu futhi kulula ukuhlanganisa namanzi. I-Isopropanol inephunga elinamandla elicasulayo kanye nokunambitheka, okulula ukubangela ukucasuka kwamehlo kanye nomgudu wokuphefumula.

I-Isopropanol iwuketshezi oluvuthayo futhi inezinga lokushisa eliphansi lokuthungela. Ingasetshenziswa njenge-solvent yezinhlanganisela ezihlukahlukene zezinto eziphilayo, njengamafutha emvelo namafutha angashintshi. I-Isopropanol isetshenziswa kabanzi ekukhiqizeni amakha, izimonyo, imithi kanye nezinye izimboni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-isopropanol nayo isetshenziswa njenge-ejenti yokuhlanza, i-antifreezing ejenti, njll.

I-Isopropanol inobuthi obuthile nokucasuka. Ukuthintana isikhathi eside ne-isopropanol kungase kubangele ukucasuka esikhumbeni kanye nolwelwesi lwamafinyila lomgudu wokuphefumula. I-Isopropanol iyavutha futhi ingabangela umlilo noma ukuqhuma ngesikhathi sokuhamba noma ukusetshenziswa. Ngakho-ke, uma usebenzisa i-isopropanol, izinyathelo zokuphepha kufanele zithathwe ukuze ugweme ukuthintana nesikhumba noma amehlo, futhi ugcine kude nemithombo yomlilo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-isopropanol inokungcola okuthile kwemvelo. Ingamosheka endaweni ezungezile, kodwa ingase futhi ingene emanzini nasenhlabathini ngokukhipha amanzi noma ukuvuza, okuzoba nomthelela othile endaweni ezungezile. Ngakho-ke, ekusetshenzisweni kwe-isopropanol, ukunakekelwa kufanele kukhokhwe ekuvikelweni kwemvelo ukuze kuvikelwe indawo yethu kanye nentuthuko eqhubekayo yomhlaba.