The molecule is a carboxylic ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of (E)-caffeic acid with the 5-hydroxy group of shikimic acid. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, a cyclohexenecarboxylic acid, a member of catechols and a carboxylic ester. It derives from a shikimic acid and a trans-caffeic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-[(E)-caffeoyl]shikimate.
(3R,4R,5R)-5-[(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxycyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid