The molecule is an indolyl carbohydrate that is the alpha-D-glucoside of indoxyl in which the indole moiety is substituted at positions 4 and 5 by chlorine and bromine, respectively. It is an organobromine compound, an organochlorine compound, an indolyl carbohydrate, a D-aldohexose derivative and an alpha-D-glucoside. It derives from an indoxyl.
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(5-bromo-4-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol