The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid that is malic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 3 is substituted by a propyl group. It is a dicarboxylic acid, a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid. It derives from a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-propylmalate(2-).
2-hydroxy-3-propylbutanedioic acid