Umkhiqizo werabha ye-butyl uqinile njengerabha emhlophe enokuminyana okungu-0.92g/cm3. Ayinaphunga, ayincibiliki emanzini, futhi iyancibilika ku-hexane ne-chloroform. Umkhiqizo futhi unokungena komoya okuphansi, ukungangeni kahle komoya, nokumelana okuhle. Ukumelana ne-ozone, ukumelana namakhemikhali, ukwahlukanisa ugesi, ukumelana nezimo, ukumelana nokushisa, ukumuncwa kwamandla nezinye izici.