The molecule is the ester obtained from formal condensation of sinapic acid and hydroxymalonic acid. It is a dicarboxylic acid and a carboxylic ester. It derives from a trans-sinapic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a sinapoyltartronate(2-).
2-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxypropanedioic acid