The molecule is an apo carotenoid sesquiterpenoid compound arising from oxidative degradation of the beta,beta-carotene skeleton at the 4'- and 15-positions. It is an enal, an apo carotenoid sesquiterpenoid and a dialdehyde.
(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E)-2,6,10-trimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial