The molecule is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid that is trans-2-tetradecenoic acid in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl group has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is an omega-hydroxy fatty acid, an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, a long-chain fatty acid, a straight-chain fatty acid and a hydroxy monounsaturated fatty acid. It derives from a trans-2-tetradecenoic acid.
(E)-14-hydroxytetradec-2-enoic acid