The molecule is a muconic semialdehyde having amino and chloro substituents at positions 2 and 5 respectively. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a muconic semialdehyde, an organochlorine compound, an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid and a non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid. It is a tautomer of a 2-amino-5-chloro-cis,cis-muconate 6-semialdehyde zwitterion.
(2E,4E)-2-amino-5-chloro-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoic acid