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