N-Butanol ndi mankhwala omwe ali ndi mankhwala CH3 (CH2) 3OH, omwe ndi madzi opanda mtundu komanso owoneka bwino omwe amatulutsa lawi lamphamvu akayaka.Imakhala ndi fungo lofanana ndi mafuta a fuseli, ndipo nthunzi yake imakwiyitsa ndipo imatha kuyambitsa chifuwa.Malo otentha ndi 117-118 ° C, ndipo kachulukidwe kake ndi 0,810.63% n-butanol ndi 37% madzi amapanga azeotrope.Zosakaniza ndi zina zambiri zosungunulira organic.Imapezedwa ndi nayonso mphamvu ya shuga kapena catalytic hydrogenation ya n-butyraldehyde kapena butenal.Amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zosungunulira mafuta, sera, utomoni, shellac, varnishes, etc., kapena kupanga utoto, rayon, detergents, etc.