The molecule is a N-acyl homoserine lactone that is the monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 3-oxohexanoic acid with the amino group of homoserine lactone. It is a N-acyl homoserine lactone and a secondary carboxamide. It derives from a 3-oxohexanoic acid.
3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)hexanamide