Umehluko phakathi kwe-isopropyl ne-isopropanolilele ekwakhekeni kwawo namangqamuzana. Nakuba womabili aqukethe ama-athomu e-carbon ne-hydrogen afanayo, ukwakheka kwawo kwamakhemikhali kwehlukile, okuholela ekwehlukeni okukhulu kwezakhiwo zawo ezingokomzimba namakhemikhali.

I-Isopropyl alcohol, eyaziwa nangokuthi isopropanol, ingeyomndeni wotshwala futhi inefomula yamakhemikhali CH3-CH(OH)-CH3. Iwuketshezi oluguquguqukayo, oluvuthayo, olungenambala olunephunga eliyisici. I-polarity yayo kanye nokungezwani kwayo namanzi kuyenza ibe ikhemikhali yemboni ebalulekile, ithola ukusebenza kwayo emikhakheni ehlukahlukene njengezincibilikisi, izinqamuli zokuqhwala, nezinto zokuhlanza. I-Isopropanol nayo isetshenziswa njengento eluhlaza ekukhiqizeni amanye amakhemikhali.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-isopropyl imele i-hydrocarbon radical (C3H7-), okuphuma ku-alkyl ye-propyl (C3H8). Kuyi-isomer ye-butane (C4H10) futhi yaziwa nangokuthi i- butyl ephakeme. I-Isopropyl alcohol, ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-alcohol derivative ye-isopropyl. Nakuba i-isopropyl alcohol ineqembu le-hydroxyl (-OH) elixhunywe kulo, i-isopropyl ayinalo iqembu le-hydroxyl. Lo mehluko wesakhiwo phakathi kwalokhu okubili uholela ekwehlukeni okukhulu kwezakhiwo zabo ezingokomzimba namakhemikhali.

I-Isopropyl alcohol ixubana namanzi ngenxa yemvelo yayo epholile, kanti i-isopropyl i-nonpolar futhi ayincibiliki emanzini. Iqembu le-hydroxyl elikhona ku-isopropanol liyenza isebenze kakhulu futhi ibe polar kune-isopropyl. Lo mehluko we-polarity uthinta ukunyibilika kwawo nokungahlangani nezinye izinhlanganisela.

Ekugcineni, nakuba kokubili isopropyl ne-isopropanol iqukethe inani elifanayo lama-athomu e-carbon ne-hydrogen, ukwakheka kwawo kwamakhemikhali kuhluke kakhulu. Ukuba khona kweqembu le-hydroxyl ku-isopropanol kunikeza uhlamvu olumhlophe, okulenza lihlangane namanzi. I-Isopropyl, ngaphandle kweqembu le-hydroxyl, ayinalo le ndawo. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi i-isopropanol ithola izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi zezimboni, ukusetshenziswa kwe-isopropyl kunomkhawulo.