The molecule is a chiral tricarboxylic acid in which a central carbon carries hydroxy, carboxy, carboxymethyl and 3-carboxypropyl substituents with R-configuration at the chiral centre. It is a tricarboxylic acid and a tertiary alcohol. It is a conjugate acid of a (2R)-dihomocitrate(3-).
(2R)-2-hydroxypentane-1,2,5-tricarboxylic acid