A soft, slightly waxy-green ester with a mild herbaceous and faintly fruity character. Fairly quiet and diffuse rather than sharp, with a clean oily undertone typical of dialkyl oxalates.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 446.
Colorless liquid
Very slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and most flavor oils
Very mild, winey-green odor with a tart-fruity-note
The taste of this chemical is somewhat astringent, green-fruity, yet mild
Has been suggested for use in flavor compositions, particularly in Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Rhubarb, Guava, etc.
Produced by direct esterification of n-Propanol with Oxalic acid, using azeotropic conditions