The molecule is a cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of sinapic acid with the 4-hydroxy group of (-)-quinic acid. It is a cinnamate ester and a quinic acid. It derives from a (-)-quinic acid and a trans-sinapic acid.
(3R,5R)-1,3,5-trihydroxy-4-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid