The molecule is an abietane diterpenoid with formula C20H28O3, originally isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an abietane diterpenoid, a cyclic terpene ketone, a tricyclic diterpenoid, a member of phenols and a primary alcohol.
(1S,4aS,10aR)-8-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-4,9,10,10a-tetrahydro-3H-phenanthren-2-one