Umahluko phakathi kwe-isopropyl kunyeisopropanolilele kubume bemolekyuli kunye neempawu zabo. Ngelixa zombini ziqulethe i-athomu yekhabhoni kunye ne-hydrogen efanayo, ukwakheka kweekhemikhali zabo kwahlukile, nto leyo ekhokelela kumahluko omkhulu kwiipropati zabo zomzimba kunye neekhemikhali.

I-Isopropyl alcohol, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-isopropanol, yeyosapho lwee-alcohols kwaye ine-chemical formula CH3-CH (OH) -CH3. Lulwelo oluguquguqukayo, olunokutsha, olungenambala kunye nevumba elibonakalayo. I-polarity yayo kunye nokungahambi kakuhle kwamanzi kuyenza ibe yimichiza ebalulekileyo yemizi-mveliso, ifumana ukusetyenziswa kwayo kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo ezifana nezinyibilikisi, ii-antifreezes, kunye nee-arhente zokucoca. I-Isopropanol iphinda isetyenziswe njengento eluhlaza yokuvelisa ezinye iikhemikhali.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-isopropyl imele i-hydrocarbon radical (C3H7-), eyi-alkyl derivative of propyl (C3H8). Yi-isomere ye-butane (C4H10) kwaye ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-tertiary butyl. I-Isopropyl alcohol, kwelinye icala, i-alcohol derivative ye-isopropyl. Ngelixa i-isopropyl alcohol ineqela le-hydroxyl (-OH) elidityaniswe kuyo, i-isopropyl ayinalo naliphi na iqela le-hydroxyl. Lo mahluko wesakhiwo phakathi kwezi zimbini ukhokelela kumahluko omkhulu kwiimpawu zabo zomzimba kunye neekhemikhali.

Utywala be-Isopropyl bunokudityaniswa namanzi ngenxa yobume bepolar, ngelixa isopropyl i-nonpolar kwaye ayinyibiliki emanzini. Iqela le-hydroxyl elikhoyo kwi-isopropanol lenza ukuba lisebenze ngakumbi kunye ne-polar kune-isopropyl. Lo mahluko we-polarity uchaphazela ukunyibilika kwabo kunye nokungahambi kakuhle kunye nezinye iikhompawundi.

Ekugqibeleni, ngelixa zombini i-isopropyl kunye ne-isopropanol ziqulethe inani elifanayo le-carbon kunye ne-athomu ye-hydrogen, ukwakheka kweekhemikhali zabo kuhluke kakhulu. Ubukho beqela le-hydroxyl kwi-isopropanol linika umlingiswa we-polar, okwenza ukuba ixutywe ngamanzi. I-Isopropyl, ngaphandle kweqela le-hydroxyl, ayinalo le propati. Ke ngoko, ngelixa i-isopropanol ifumana usetyenziso lwemizi-mveliso emininzi, ukusetyenziswa kwe-isopropyl kulinganiselwe.