The molecule is a bicyclic sesquiterpene with formula C15H24 which is biosynthesised from farnesyl diphosphate by a diterpene cyclase enzyme from Dictyostelium discoideum. It is a sesquiterpene, a carbobicyclic compound and a polycyclic olefin.
(5Z,9S)-2,2,5,9-tetramethyl-1,3,4,7,8,9-hexahydrocyclopenta[8]annulene