The molecule is a member of the class of octahydronaphthalenes that is drimenol in which a hydrogen of the allylic methyl group has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a quorum sensing inhibitor and a plant metabolite. It is a member of octahydronaphthalenes, a sesquiterpenoid, a homoallylic alcohol and an allylic alcohol. It derives from a drimenol. It derives from a hydride of a drimane.
[(1R,4aS,8aS)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-1,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]methanol