The molecule is a beta-diketone that is licodione in which the hydroxy group at position 2 of the 2,4-dihyroxyphenyl moiety has been converted into the its methyl ether. It is an aromatic ether, a beta-diketone, a member of phenols, a member of dihydrochalcones and an aromatic ketone. It derives from a licodione. It is a conjugate acid of a 2'-O-methyllicodione(1-).
1-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione