The molecule is a cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of a 4-coumaric acid with one of the hydroxy groups of tartaric acid. It is a cinnamate ester, a dicarboxylic acid, a member of phenols and a tetraric acid derivative. It derives from a 4-coumaric acid.
2-hydroxy-3-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxybutanedioic acid