The molecule is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is pyruvic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a 3-dimethylallyl-4-hydroxyphenyl group. It is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid and a member of phenols. It derives from a pyruvic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-dimethylallyl-4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate(1-).
3-[4-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-2-oxopropanoic acid