The molecule is a methyl (13E)-11,16-dihydroxy-16-methyl-9-oxoprost-13-en-1-oate that has 8R,11R,12R,16R-configuration. It is a pharmacologically inactive diastereoisomeric component of misoprostol. It is an enantiomer of an (11S,16S)-misoprostol.
methyl 7-[(1R,2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-[(E,4R)-4-hydroxy-4-methyloct-1-enyl]-5-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate