Isopropylamine appears as a clear colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Flash point -35°F. Boiling point 90°F. Less dense than water Vapors heavier than air. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. Used as a solvent and to make other chemicals. Isopropylamine is a member of the class of alkylamines that is propane carrying an amino group at position 2. It is a member of alkylamines and a primary aliphatic amine. It is a conjugate base of an isopropylaminium.

It is used as an intermediate for synthetic pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dyes, rubber vulcanization accelerator, emulsifier, detergent, scale remover, depilatory agent, hard water treatment agent, surfactant, textile auxiliary, etc.It can be used to produce pesticides such as cartap, and various herbicides including atrazine, ametryn, prometryn and cyanazine.In medicine, it is used in the production of drugs such as diisopropylamine dichloroacetate, indifen hydrochloride, propranolol hydrochloride and pindolol.It can also be used as a solvent, hard water treatment agent and scale remover.