丙酸(suan)(suan)乙(yi)酯(zhi)是一种(zhong)有(you)(you)机物，化(hua)学(xue)式为CH3CH2COOCH2CH3，无(wu)(wu)色液(ye)体，有(you)(you)菠萝香(xiang)味(wei)。与(yu)乙(yi)醇、醚混溶，微溶于(yu)水。由丙酸(suan)(suan)与(yu)乙(yi)醇在无(wu)(wu)水氯化(hua)钙(gai)存在下酯(zhi)化(hua)制(zhi)得。能溶解硝酸(suan)(suan)纤(xian)(xian)(xian)维(wei)素(su)，而不溶解醋酸(suan)(suan)纤(xian)(xian)(xian)维(wei)素(su)。用(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)调(diao)制(zhi)具有(you)(you)蜜糖、香(xiang)蕉、菠萝、奶油(you)香(xiang)型香(xiang)料。在制(zhi)造纤(xian)(xian)(xian)维(wei)素(su)醚、酯(zhi)时用(yong)(yong)(yong)作溶剂(ji)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)多种(zhong)天然树脂和合(he)成树脂的(de)溶剂(ji)，也用(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)多种(zhong)有(you)(you)机合(he)成。