The molecule is a (2-chloro-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furyl)acetate obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group of (R)-(2-chloro-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furyl)acetic acid; major species at pH 7.3. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a (R)-(2-chloro-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-2-furyl)acetic acid.
2-[(2R)-2-chloro-5-oxofuran-2-yl]acetate