Isopropyl alcohol (
IUPAC name 2-propanol), also called
isopropanol, is a
compound with the
chemical formula C
3H
8O or C
3H
7OH or CH
3CHOHCH
3 (sometimes represented as
i-PrOH). It is a
colorless,
flammable chemical compound with a strong
odor. As a
propyl group linked to a
hydroxyl group, it is the simplest example of a
secondary alcohol, where the
alcohol carbon atom is attached to two other carbon atoms, sometimes shown as (CH
3)
2CHOH. It is a structural
isomer of
1-propanol. It has a wide variety of industrial and household uses.