Isopropanol wani nau'in barasa ne, wanda kuma aka sani da isopropyl barasa, tare da tsarin kwayoyin C3H8O.Ruwa ne marar launi mara launi, tare da nauyin kwayoyin halitta na 60.09, da yawa na 0.789.Isopropanol yana narkewa a cikin ruwa kuma yana lalata da ether, acetone da chloroform.

A matsayin nau'in barasa, isopropanol yana da wasu polarity.Polarity ɗinsa ya fi na ethanol girma amma ƙasa da na butanol.Isopropanol yana da babban tashin hankali na sama da ƙananan ƙashin ƙura.Yana da sauƙi don kumfa kuma mai sauƙi don mirgine da ruwa.Isopropanol yana da ƙanshi mai ban sha'awa da dandano mai ban sha'awa, wanda yake da sauƙi don haifar da fushi ga idanu da kuma numfashi.

Isopropanol ruwa ne mai ƙonewa kuma yana da ƙananan zafin wuta.Ana iya amfani da shi azaman kaushi don daban-daban kwayoyin mahadi, kamar na halitta fats da kafaffen mai.Ana amfani da Isopropanol sosai wajen samar da turare, kayan shafawa, magunguna da sauran masana'antu.Bugu da ƙari, ana amfani da isopropanol azaman wakili mai tsaftacewa, wakili na antifreezing, da dai sauransu.

Isopropanol yana da wasu guba da rashin jin daɗi.Dogon lokaci tare da isopropanol na iya haifar da haushi ga fata da mucous membranes na fili na numfashi.Isopropanol yana ƙonewa kuma yana iya haifar da wuta ko fashewa yayin sufuri ko amfani.Sabili da haka, lokacin amfani da isopropanol, yakamata a ɗauki matakan tsaro don gujewa haɗuwa da fata ko idanu, da nisantar da tushen wuta.

Bugu da ƙari, isopropanol yana da wasu gurɓataccen muhalli.Ana iya lalata shi a cikin muhalli, amma kuma yana iya shiga cikin ruwa da ƙasa ta hanyar magudanar ruwa ko ɗigo, wanda zai yi wani tasiri ga muhalli.Sabili da haka, a cikin tsarin yin amfani da isopropanol, ya kamata a mai da hankali ga kariyar muhalli don kare muhallinmu da ci gaba mai dorewa na duniya.