Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Chlorobutanol or trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol is a chemical preservative sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Chlorobutanol is typically used at a concentration of 0.5% where it lends long term stability to multi-ingredient formulations. However it retains antimicrobial activity at 0.05% in water. In pure state it’s a white menthol like odor volatile solid.
