The molecule is a chromenol that is 3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene substituted by a hydroxy group at position 6, a 3-hydroxybut-1-en-1-yl at position 2, a formyl group at position 5 and a prenyl group at position 7. Isolated from Chaetomium globosum, it exhibits radical scavenging and cytotoxic activity towards several tumour cell lines. It has a role as a radical scavenger and a Chaetomium metabolite. It is a chromenol and an aldehyde.
6-hydroxy-2-[(E)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-7-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-5-carbaldehyde