The molecule is a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is 1,6-dihydropyridine-2-carboxylic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4, a 2'-formylethyl group at position 5 and an oxo group at position 6 respectively. It is a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid, a dioxo monocarboxylic acid, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and an aldehyde. It derives from a picolinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-(2'-formylethyl)-4,6-dihydroxypicolinate.
4-hydroxy-6-oxo-5-(3-oxopropyl)-1H-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid