Ruwa mai haske mara launi. Yana da rashin daidaituwa da ruwa, ether, methanol, acetone, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, ethylene chloride, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, acetamide bayani da yawa unsaturated hydrocarbons, amma ba tare da cikakken hydrocarbons. Yana iya narkar da wasu inorganic salts, kamar azurfa nitrate, lithium nitrate da magnesium bromide. Yana iya samar da wani azeotropic cakuda da ruwa (dauke da 16% ruwa), tare da azeotropic batu na 76 ℃. Mai flammable, tururinsa da iska na iya haifar da wani abu mai fashewa, wanda zai iya haifar da konewa da fashewa idan akwai bude wuta, zafi mai zafi ko tuntuɓar oxidant. Yana iya mayar da martani mai ƙarfi tare da oxidant. Yana maida martani da ƙarfi tare da sulfuric acid, oleum, chlorosulfonic acid, perchlorate, da sauransu.