The molecule is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid that is tridecanoic acid that has been dehydrogenated to introduce a trans double bond at the 2-3 position and in which one of the hydrogens attached to the terminal methyl group is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid, an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, a straight-chain fatty acid and a hydroxy monounsaturated fatty acid.
(E)-13-hydroxytridec-2-enoic acid