The molecule is a fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 12-HPETE with methanol. It is a fatty acid methyl ester and a lipid hydroperoxide. It derives from an icosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoic acid.
methyl (5Z,9E,11Z,14Z)-8-hydroperoxyicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate