The molecule is a carbotricyclic compound that is tetradecahydrophenanthrenewhich is substituted by an ethyl group at position 7 and by methyl groups at positions 1, 1, 4a, and 7 (the 4aR,4bS,7S,8aS,10aS isomer). It is a diterpene, a terpenoid fundamental parent and a carbotricyclic compound.
(2S,4aS,4bR,8aS,10aS)-2-ethyl-2,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8a,9,10,10a-decahydro-1H-phenanthrene