The molecule is a lignan that is 2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran substituted by a (benzoyloxy)methyl group at position 3, a 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl group at position 2, a methoxy group at position 7 and a 3-(benzoyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl group at position 5. It is isolated as a racemate from Euterpe precatoria and exhibits antiplasmodial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antiplasmodial drug. It is a lignan, a benzoate ester, a member of phenols, an aromatic ether and a member of 1-benzofurans.
[(E)-3-[3-(benzoyloxymethyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]prop-2-enyl] benzoate