以含半分子结晶水型和无水型两种结晶存在，易溶于乙醇（1：1）、甘油（1：10）、乙醚、氯仿及挥发油，加热易升华，能随水蒸气挥发。有似樟脑的气味。与安替比林(Antipyrine)、薄荷脑或苯酚共研，即成液体或固体结为块状。易溶于热水，醇和甘油，1g能溶于1ml乙醇或10ml甘油中，能溶于氯仿、醚、丙酮、石油醚、冰乙酸和油类。有毒，最小致死量(狗，经口)238mg/kg 生物液体、生物碱溶液的防腐剂，纤维素酯和醚的增塑剂。 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol hemihydrate (chlorobutanol) converts benzisoxazole to α-aryloxyisobutyric acid. 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol hemihydrate (chlorobutanol) forms eutectic with dimethyl sulfone, which is the most suitable media for freeze-drying due to its high solubilizing ability and a good rate of solvent removal. 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol (chlorobutanol) is a preservative that can be quantified using capillary electrophoretic method