The molecule is a carboxylic acid having D-lactic acid as the carboxylic acid component and a 3-hydroxycyclohexa-1,4-diene as the alcohol component. It is an oxo dicarboxylic acid and a lactate ester. It derives from a (R)-lactic acid.
1-(2-carboxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-[(2R)-2-hydroxypropanoyl]oxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid