Hello,

The following list:

- label :: information

when exported to latex generates:

\begin{description}
\item{label} information
\end{description}

the format should be:

\begin{description}
\item[label] information
\end{description}

The difference being "label" should be enclosed in [ ] not { }

Many thanks for org-mode,
Matthew



Emacs  : GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.18)
 of 2020-05-08
Package: Org mode version 9.3.6

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
    org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-latex-listings 'minted
 org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
 org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
 org-html-format-inlinetask-function
'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-src-tab-acts-natively t
 org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function
 org-latex-pdf-process '("xelatex -shell-escape -interaction nonstopmode
-output-directory %o %f" "biber %b" "xelatex -shell-escape -interaction
nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "xelatex -shell-escape -interaction
nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f")
 org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default
 org-odt-preferred-output-format "doc"
 org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211 \207" [imenu-create-index-function
org-imenu-get-tree] 2]
flyspell-ignore-tex (lambda nil (setq ispell-parser (quote tex)))
flyspell-buffer flyspell-mode
#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
  [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] 5]
#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
  [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append
   local]
  5]
org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
 org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
 org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
 org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
 org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300 \236A\207" [:title] 3
"\n\n(fn ENTRY)"]
 org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"]
 org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
org-babel-header-arg-expand)
 org-babel-load-languages '((emacs-lisp . t) (shell . t) (R . t) (lisp . t)
(gnuplot . t)
   (python . t) (clojure . t) (dot . t) (ditaa . t))
 org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 " \207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS
WIDTH)"]
 org-src-lang-modes '(("r" . ess-mode) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++) ("asymptote"
. asy)
     ("bash" . sh) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental)
     ("cpp" . c++) ("ditaa" . artist) ("dot" . fundamental)
     ("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg) ("screen" . shell-script)
     ("shell" . sh) ("sqlite" . sql))
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 org-ditaa-jar-path "/usr/bin/ditaa"
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees
org-cycle-show-empty-lines
 org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate
org-babel-speed-command-activate)
 org-odt-format-inlinetask-function
'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("clojure" . "clj") ("python" . "py") ("lisp"
. "lisp")
     ("emacs-lisp" . "el") ("elisp" . "el"))
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export
org-attach-export-link :complete org-attach-complete-link)
      ("id" :follow org-id-open)
      ("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link)
      ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link)
      ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link)
      ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export
org-irc-export)
      ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store
org-info-store-link)
      ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link)
      ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export
:store org-docview-store-link)
      ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link)
      ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete
org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link)
      ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link)
      ("ebib" :follow ebib :export nil)
      ("cite" :follow ebib :export
(lambda (path desc format)
(cond
 ((eq format (quote html)) (format "(<cite>%s</cite>)" path))
 ((eq format (quote latex))
  (if (or (not desc) (equal 0 (search "cite:" desc)))
   (format "\\cite{%s}" path)
   (format "\\cite[%s][%s]{%s}"
    (car (cdr (split-string desc ";")))
    (car (split-string desc ";")) path)
   )
  )
 )
)
)
      ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell)
      ("news" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 5
 "\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
      ("mailto" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 5
 "\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
      ("https" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 5
 "\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
      ("http" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 5
 "\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
      ("ftp" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 5
 "\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
      ("help" :follow org-link--open-help)
      ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file)
      ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)
      ("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi))
 org-latex-format-headline-function
'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
 org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-latex-format-inlinetask-function
'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
 org-latex-classes '(("koma-article" "\\documentclass{scrartcl}"
     ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
     ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
     ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
     ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
     ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
    ("article" "\\documentclass[11pt]{article}"
     ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
     ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
     ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
     ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
     ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
    ("report" "\\documentclass[11pt]{report}"
     ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}") ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}")
     ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
     ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
     ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
    ("book" "\\documentclass[11pt]{book}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}")
     ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}")
     ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
     ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
     ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
    )
 org-html-format-headline-function
'org-html-format-headline-default-function
 org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil
 org-latex-minted-options '(("frame" "lines") ("fontsize" "\\scriptsize")
   ("linenos" "false") ("showspaces" "false"))
 )